| Literature DB >> 20889859 |
Dennis Tappe1, Marco H Schulze, Anett Oesterlein, Doris Turnwald, Andreas Müller, Ulrich Vogel, August Stich.
Abstract
Skin and soft tissue infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus are emerging among travelers returning from the tropics. Here, we here present data on 15 affected individuals. Intrafamiliar spread was documented in one case, and occupational transmission was assumed in another. Spa typing of the strains revealed a broad spectrum of variants, but some were clonally related. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was found in three cases.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20889859 PMCID: PMC2946736 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0252
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg ISSN: 0002-9637 Impact factor: 2.345