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. 2011 Aug;49(8):2992-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00704-11. Epub 2011 Jun 8.

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

Anna Kaltsas  1 , Alice Guh, José R Mediavilla, Avanish K Varshney, Natalie Robiou, Philip Gialanellia, Michael Henry, Michael H Levi, Bettina C Fries
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Frequency of panton-valentine leukocidin-producing methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus strains in patients with complicated skin and soft tissue infection in bronx, new york

Anna Kaltsas et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Aug.

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.

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Schemata of MLST of PVL-producing MSSA (A) and MRSA (B) strains.
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