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Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive health care-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates are associated with skin and soft tissue infections and colonized mainly by infective PVL-encoding bacteriophages.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 2015
Hu Qiwen, Cheng Hang, Yuan Wenchang, Zeng Fangyin, Shang Weilong, Tang Dahai, Xue Wencheng, Fu Jianfeng, Zhou Renjie, Zhu Junmin, Yang Jie, Hu Zhen, Yuan Jizhen, Zhang Xia, Rao Qing, Li Shu, Chen Zhijin, Hu Xiaomei, Wu Xingan, Rao Xiancai
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a public health concern worldwide. PVL is associated with community-associated MRSA and is linked to skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). However, PVL genes have also been detecte...
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