Transmission of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus Aureus between Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-92

  Elizur, Arnon ^a   Orscheln, Rachel C ^a   Ferkol, Thomas W ^a   Dunne Jr , W Michael ^b   Storch, Gregory A ^a   Cannon, Carolyn L ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; OXACILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTACT TRACING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SIBLINGS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250648483     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.016     Document Type: Article

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