Increased Community-Associated Infections Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Negative MRSA, Shanghai, 2005–2014

Increased Community-Associated Infections Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Negative MRSA, Shanghai, 2005–2014

During 2005–2014, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections increased in Shanghai, China. Most infections were caused by sequence type 59 S. aureus that lacked Panton-Valentine leukocidin. This finding challenges the notion that Panton-Valentine leukocidin is necess...

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Main Authors: Min Li, Yanan Wang, Yuanjun Zhu, Yingxin Dai, Xufen Hong, Qian Liu, Tianming Li, Juanxiu Qin, Xiaowei Ma, Huiying Lu, Jie Xu, Michael Otto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MRSA
community-acquired infections
community-associated infections
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/11/16-0587_article

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