Staphylococcus aureus positive skin infections and international travel.
Wien Klin Wochenschr
; 122 Suppl 1: 31-3, 2010 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-20376722
ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus aureus is a frequent cause of purulent skin infections in travellers returning from the tropics and subtropics. This review gives an account of the current knowledge on travel-related, S. aureus positive skin infections with a focus on recent findings on both bacterial pathogenicity and mechanisms of innate defence. In particular, the potential role of community-acquired methicillin-resistance, Panton-Valentine leukocidin as well as antimicrobial peptides in the evolution of this type of infection are discussed. Moreover, conflicting findings for a possible association of travel and migration with the global emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus infections are summarised. This review highlights areas of uncertainty that require further investigation.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções Cutâneas Estafilocócicas
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Saúde Global
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Surtos de Doenças
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Wien Klin Wochenschr
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article