Staphylococcus aureus positive skin infections and international travel

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 122, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 31-33

  Zanger, Philipp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Community acquired infections; Emerging communicable diseases; Epidemiology; Methicillin resistant Staphyloccocus aureus; Panton valentine leukocidin; Pyoderma; Review; Staphylococcal skin infections; Travel medicine

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 2; BETA DEFENSIN 3; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; RIBONUCLEASE 7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CARBUNCLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DRUG RESISTANCE; ECTHYMA; ERYSIPELAS; FOLLICULITIS; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; INSECT BITE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PYODERMA; REVIEW; SKIN ABSCESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TRAVEL; TROPICS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION; STATISTICS;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77954892317     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-010-1333-1     Document Type: Review

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