Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children, Taiwan

Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Children, Taiwan

Highly virulent community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is common worldwide. Using antimicrobial drug susceptibility testing, staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing, exotoxin profiling, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresi...

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Main Authors: Wen-Tsung Lo, Wei-Jen Lin, Min-Hua Tseng, Sheng-Ru Wang, Mong-Ling Chu, Chih-Chien Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
nasal colonization
Taiwan
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/8/05-1570_article

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