Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children, Taiwan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Lo, Wen-Tsung ; Lin, Wei-Jen ; Tseng, Min-Hua ; Wang, Sheng-Ru ; Chu, Mong-Ling ; Wang, Chih-Chien
• Description:
  Highly virulent community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is common worldwide. Using antimicrobial drug susceptibility testing, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing, exotoxin profiling, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis typing, we provide evidence that supports the relationship between nasal strains of PVL-positive MRSA and community-acquired disease.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Anti-Bacterial Agents Bacterial Toxins Bacterial Typing Techniques Child Child, Preschool Community-Acquired Infections Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Dispatch Exotoxins Humans Leukocidins Methicillin Resistance Microbial Sensitivity Tests Nasal Cavity Nasal Colonization Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Prevalence Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus Aureus Taiwan

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(8):1267-1270.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  8
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e0dd50ab69be43cdad6a03bb4d8a70776175e4e9b1215fcf5a371e31ee17ebd3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16177/cdc_16177_DS1.pdf
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