Outpatient decolonization after recurrent skin infection with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing S. aureus-The importance of treatment repetition.

Outpatient decolonization after recurrent skin infection with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing S. aureus-The importance of treatment repetition.

<h4>Background</h4>Recurrent skin abscesses are often associated with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing strains of S. aureus (PVL-SA). Decolonization measures are required along with treatment of active infections to prevent re-infection and spreading. Even though most PVL-SA patient...

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Main Authors: Leif G Hanitsch, Renate Krüger, Pia-Alice Hoppe, Daniel Humme, Anna Pokrywka, Michaela Niebank, Miriam Stegemann, Axel Kola, Rasmus Leistner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231772

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231772

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