Frequency of panton-valentine leukocidin-producing methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus strains in patients with complicated skin and soft tissue infection in bronx, new york. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • lukF-PV was present in 36% of skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI)-derived methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) strains and comprised six distinct clones, which contained fewer enterotoxin genes than strains without lukF-PV. Clinical presentations and outcomes of lukF-PV(+) methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and MSSA SSTIs were comparable. In multivariable analysis, the presence of lukF-PV remained a significant predictor for incision and drainage among MSSA strains.

publication date

  • June 8, 2011

Research

keywords

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Methicillin
  • Skin Diseases, Bacterial
  • Soft Tissue Infections
  • Staphylococcal Infections
  • Staphylococcus aureus

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC3147728

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 79960946393

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1128/JCM.00704-11

PubMed ID

  • 21653777

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 49

issue

  • 8