Association of necrotizing pneumonia with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus, regardless of methicillin resistance

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 985-986

  Gillet, Yves ^a   Etienne, Jerome ^b   Lina, Gérard ^b   Vandenesch, François ^b  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLINDAMYCIN; LINEZOLID; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; VANCOMYCIN;

DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; NECROTIZING PENUMONIA; NEUTROPHIL; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52449134624     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591803     Document Type: Letter

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