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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Welinder-Olsson, Christina ; Florén-Johansson, Kerstin ; Larsson, Leif ; Öberg, Sven ; Karlsson, Lisbeth ; ... More +
Welinder-Olsson, Christina ; Florén-Johansson, Kerstin ; Larsson, Leif ; Öberg, Sven ; Karlsson, Lisbeth ; Åhrén, Christina Less -
Description:
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.
Subject:
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Adult
Ampholyte Mixtures
Bacterial Toxins
Dispatch
Exotoxins
Humans
Leukocidins
Male
Methicillin Resistance
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus Aureus

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(8):1271-1272.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Sweden
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:d17053463721c57f3ce3cab9a4186aa7e3e263dfea3bc07e8c331344d1ea21e6
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