Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and endocarditis among injection drug users and nonaddicts: Host factors, microbiological and serological characteristics

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 249-256

  Ruotsalainen, Eeva ^a   Kardén Lilja, Minna ^b   Kuusela, Pentti ^a   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^b   Virolainen Julkunen, Anni ^b   Sarna, Seppo ^c   Valtonen, Ville ^a   Järvinen, Asko ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antistaphylolysin; Bacteraemia; Endocarditis; Haemolysis; Injection drug users; Panton Valentine leukocidin; Protease production; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylokinase; Teichoic acid antibody

Indexed keywords

ALPHA HEMOLYSIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HEMOLYSIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PROTEINASE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STAPHYLOKINASE; TEICHOIC ACID; TROVAFLOXACIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HOST; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FLUOROQUINOLONES; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN; MIDDLE AGED; NAPHTHYRIDINES; OFLOXACIN; SEROLOGIC TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

EID: 41349117158     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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