| Literature DB >> 21430094 |
Da Shi1, Wataru Higuchi, Tomomi Takano, Kohei Saito, Kyoko Ozaki, Misao Takano, Yoshiyuki Nitahara, Tatsuo Yamamoto.
Abstract
Among bullous impetigo isolates, exfoliative toxin (ET) gene carriage was found in 61.5% of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates versus 90.6% of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates. MRSA-only cases were ETB or ETA positive, while MRSA/MSSA coinfection cases were ET negative for MRSA but ETA positive for MSSA. Collagen adhesin may facilitate some MRSA infections.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21430094 PMCID: PMC3122639 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01742-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948