The first case of fatal pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in an infant in the Czech Republic

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 225-228

  Ambrozova, Helena ^a   Maresova, Vilma ^a   Fajt, Martin ^b   Pavlicek, Petr ^c   Rohacova, Hana ^a   Machova, Ivana ^d   Petras, Petr ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BULOVKA   (Czech Republic)

^b FAKULTNÍ THOMAYEROVA NEMOCNICE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

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Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84876422338     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-012-0200-z     Document Type: Article

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