Outpatient decolonization after recurrent skin infection with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing S. aureus—The importance of treatment repetition

BACKGROUND: Recurrent skin abscesses are often associated with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing strains of S. aureus (PVL-SA). Decolonization measures are required along with treatment of active infections to prevent re-infection and spreading. Even though most PVL-SA patients are treated as ou...

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Autores principales: Hanitsch, Leif G., Krüger, Renate, Hoppe, Pia-Alice, Humme, Daniel, Pokrywka, Anna, Niebank, Michaela, Stegemann, Miriam, Kola, Axel, Leistner, Rasmus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7173765/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32315364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231772

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