Journal article
Panton-valentine leukocidin and staphyloccoccal skin infections in schoolchildren.
- Boubaker K Central Institute of the Valais Hospitals, Sion, Switzerland.
- Diebold P
- Blanc DS
- Vandenesch F
- Praz G
- Dupuis G
- Troillet N
- 2004-04-14
Published in:
- Emerging infectious diseases. - 2004
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Toxins
Carrier State
Child
Chlorhexidine
Disease Outbreaks
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Exotoxins
Humans
Leukocidins
Mupirocin
Nasal Mucosa
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Skin Diseases
Staphylococcus aureus
Switzerland
English
The Panton-Valentine leukocidin is associated with staphylococcal skin and pulmonary infections. We describe a school outbreak of skin infections and the public health response to it. Nasal carriage of a Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus clone was detected only in previously ill classmates and their family members.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- gold
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.3201/eid1001.030144
- PMID 15078606
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/79833
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