Prevalence of toxin genes in consecutive clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and clinical impact

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 719-725

  Nhan, T X ^a   Leclercq, R ^a   Cattoir, V ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; FUSIDIC ACID; KANAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINCOMYCIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; PRISTINAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BONE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; ETA GENE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGICAL INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PVL GENE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEB GENE; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TST GENE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956111381     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-1143-4     Document Type: Article

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