Intrafamilial spread of highly virulent Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying the gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin

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作者
Österlund, A [1 ]
Kahlmeter, G
Bieber, L
Runehagen, A
Breider, JM
机构
[1] Cent Hosp Vaxjo, Dept Clin Microbiol, SE-35185 Vaxjo, Sweden
[2] Cent Hosp Vaxjo, Dept Communicable Dis Control, SE-35185 Vaxjo, Sweden
[3] Cent Hosp Vaxjo, Dept Anaesthesiol, SE-35185 Vaxjo, Sweden
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10.1080/0036554021000026927
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
Necrotizing pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus carrying the gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin is a newly described disease entity. We report 2 cases with intrafamilial spread.
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