Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin in Trinidad & Tobago: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Certain Staphylococcus aureus strains produce Panton-Valentine leukocidin, a toxin that lyses white blood cells causing extensive tissue necrosis and chronic, recurrent or severe infection. This report documents a confirmed case of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus strain har...

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Autores principales: Akpaka, Patrick E, Monecke, Stefan, Swanston, William H, Rao, AV Chalapathi, Schulz, Renee, Levett, Paul N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21507214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-157

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3110132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21507214
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-157

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