Frequency and Clinical Association of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: A Study from Kuwait

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the frequency of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing Staphylococcus aureus among strains isolated in our laboratory and to study the association of PVL-positive strains with clinical disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 291 S. aureus is...

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Autores principales: AlFouzan, Wadha, Al-Haddad, Aneesah, Udo, Edet, Mathew, Bindu, Dhar, Rita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23147072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343906

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23147072
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000343906

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