Increased Community-Associated Infections Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Negative MRSA, Shanghai, 2005–2014

During 2005-2014, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections increased in Shanghai, China. Most infections were caused by sequence type 59 S. aureus that lacked Panton-Valentine leukocidin. This finding challenges the notion that Panton-Valentine leukocidin is necess...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2016-11, Vol.22 (11), p.1988-1991
Main Authors: Li, Min, Wang, Yanan, Zhu, Yuanjun, Dai, Yingxin, Hong, Xufen, Liu, Qian, Li, Tianming, Qin, Juanxiu, Ma, Xiaowei, Lu, Huiying, Xu, Jie, Otto, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bacteria
Bacterial Toxins - genetics
China - epidemiology
community-acquired infections
Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology
Community-Acquired Infections - history
Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology
community-associated infections
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Dispatch
Exotoxins - genetics
Health aspects
History, 21st Century
Humans
Increased Community-Associated Infections Caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Negative MRSA, Shanghai, 2005–2014
Infection
Leukocidins - genetics
Medical colleges
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - classification
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
MRSA
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections - history
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus infections
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