Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-susceptible staphylococcus aureus infections in Auckland, New Zealand

Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) has been linked to invasive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections. However, the association between disease and PVL-positive methicillin- susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) has not been widely reported. We aimed to examine t...

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Main Authors: Muttaiyah, S., Coombs, Geoffrey, Pandey, S., Reed, P., Ritchie, S., Lennon, D., Roberts, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32963