Panton-Valentine Leukocidin and Staphyloccoccal Skin Infections in Schoolchildren1

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Boubaker, Karim ; Diebold, Patrick ; Blanc, Dominique S. ; Vandenesch, François ; Praz, Gérard ; Dupuis, Georges ; Troillet, Nicolas
• Description:
  The Panton-Valentine leukocidin is associated with staphylococcal skin and pulmonary infections. We describe a school outbreak of skin infections and the public health response to it. Nasal carriage of a Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus clone was detected only in previously ill classmates and their family members.
• Subjects:
  Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacterial Toxins Carrier State Child Chlorhexidine Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field Exotoxins Furunculosis Handwashing Humans Leukocidins Mupirocin Nasal Mucosa Polymerase Chain Reaction Skin Skin Diseases Staphylococcus Aureus Switzerland Toxins. Panton-Valentine Leukocidin

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(1):121-124.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e51f28d81d6fd6fc4cf9e5bafa0924945dfcde37c830cac9d77ca282db623985
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/14275/cdc_14275_DS1.pdf
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