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Periorbital infections and conjunctivitis due to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) positive Staphylococcus aureus in children

BACKGROUND: Colonisation with Panton-Valentine Leukocidin expressing strains of Staphylococcus aureus (PVL + SA) is characterised by recurrent skin and soft tissue infections. While periorbital and orbital infections are common in children and frequently caused by S. aureus the role of PVL + SA in r...

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Autores principales: Hoppe, Pia-Alice, Hanitsch, Leif G., Leistner, Rasmus, Niebank, Michaela, Bührer, Christoph, von Bernuth, Horst, Krüger, Renate
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6080510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30081842
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3281-8