Prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates phenotypically consistent with community-acquired MRSA, 1999-2007, Vienna General Hospital.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
; 28(8): 909-12, 2009 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to investigate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates with antibiotic resistance restricted to beta-lactam antibiotics and variable resistance to fusidic acid for the presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes. Our data show that the selected resistance pattern is found rarely among MRSA isolates in our hospital, but it appears that this phenotype consistent with typical community-acquired (ca) MRSA is indicative of PVL-positive MRSA.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Proteínas de Bactérias
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Toxinas Bacterianas
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Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas
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Fatores de Virulência
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Exotoxinas
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Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina
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Leucocidinas
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article