A rapidly fatal case of Panton-valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia in an HIV-infected patient

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 690-694

  Chetchotisakd, Ploenchan ^a   Anunnatsiri, Siriluck ^a   Puapermpoonsiri, Supaporn ^a   Prariyachatgul, Chularat ^a   Chumpol, Jaluporn ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 34548220092     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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