Intrafamilial outbreak of subcutaneous abscesses caused by PVL-positive methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

J Infect. 2008 Sep;57(3):278-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.06.019. Epub 2008 Aug 3.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / epidemiology*
  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bacterial Toxins / biosynthesis*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Disease Outbreaks*
  • Exotoxins / biosynthesis*
  • Family Health*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / biosynthesis*
  • Male
  • Methicillin / pharmacology
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections / epidemiology*
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin
  • Methicillin