Severe invasive Panton-Valentine Leucocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus infections in children in London, UK

Journal of Infection

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 28-36

  Cunnington, A ^a   Brick, T ^a   Cooper, M ^a   Danin, J ^a   Hunt, D ^a   Jeanes, A ^a   Kearns, A M ^b   Nolan, M ^a   Lyall, H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Musculoskeletal infection; Panton Valentine Leucocidin; Sepsis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN G; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUTROPENIA; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; PYOMYOSITIS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; LONDON; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67649967496     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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