Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus: a position statement from the International Society of Chemotherapy

Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus: a position statement from the International Society of Chemotherapy

Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL), a pore-forming cytotoxic secreted toxin, has been associated with severe Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia and prototypical skin lesions. The reported incidence and prevalence of PVL-positive S. aureus (PVLP-SA) varies globally and suffers from a selective reporting...

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Main Authors: Saeed, K., Gould, I., Espositio, S., Ahmad-Saeed, N., Ahmed, S., Alp, E., Bal, A., Bassetti, M., Bonnet, E., Chan, M., Coombs, Geoffrey, Dancer, S., David, M., De Simone, G., Dryden, M., Guardabassi, L., Hanitsch, L., Hijazi, K., Krüger, R., Lee, A., Leistner, R., Pagliano, P., Righi, E., Schneider-Burrus, S., Skov, R., Tattevin, P., Van Wamel, W., Vos, M., Voss, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Science 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69497

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