Infection with Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Positive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus t034

Welinder-Olsson, Christina; Florén-Johansson, Kerstin; Larsson, Leif; Öberg, Sven; Karlsson, Lisbeth; Åhrén, Christina

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Infection with Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Positive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus t034

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Aug 2008
By Welinder-Olsson, Christina ; Florén-Johansson, Kerstin ; Larsson, Leif ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Welinder-Olsson, Christina ; Florén-Johansson, Kerstin ; Larsson, Leif ; Öberg, Sven ; Karlsson, Lisbeth ; Åhrén, Christina
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), sequence type 398 is believed to be of animal origin. We report 2 cases of infection due to PVL-positive MRSA, spa type t034, in patients in Sweden who had had no animal contact.
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Adult Ampholyte Mixtures Bacterial Toxins Dispatch Exotoxins Humans Leukocidins Male Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococcus Aureus
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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(8):1271-1272.
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Journal Article
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Sweden
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Europe
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14
Issue:

8
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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