Staphylococcus aureus abscesses: Methicillinresistance or Panton-Valentine leukocidin presence?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 608-610

  López, Marta Barrios ^a   González, Carmen Gómez ^a   Orellana, Ma Ángeles ^a   Chaves, Fernando ^a   Rojo, Pablo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INCISION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTION;

INFECTIOUS DISEASES; MICROBIOLOGY; PAEDIATRICS;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84881224684     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302695     Document Type: Article

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