Panton-valentine leukocidin-secreting Staphylococcus aureus causing severe musculoskeletal sepsis in children: A new threat

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1239-1242

  Mitchell, P D ^a,b   Hunt, D M ^a,b   Lyall, H ^a,c   Nolan, M ^a   Tudor Williams, G ^a,c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Paediatric Infectious Disease Unit

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; LEUKOCIDIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EDEMA; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HIP; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35848963658     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.89B9.19485     Document Type: Article

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