Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with recurrent furunculosis carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes represent agr specificity group IV

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-46

  Garbacz, Katarzyna ^a   Piechowicz, Lidia ^a   Barańska Rybak, Wioletta ^a   Dabrowska Szponar, Maria ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agr group; Panton Valentine leukocidin; Recurrent furunculosis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN; TETRACYCLINE; AGR PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; LEUKOCIDIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PANTON-VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ETA GENE; ETB GENE; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LUKS LUKF PV GENE; MALE; MECA GENE; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN GENE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEA GENE; SEB GENE; SEC GENE; SED GENE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TST GENE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; EXOTOXINS; FURUNCULOSIS; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957497582     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.1151     Document Type: Article

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