Staphylococcus aureus positive for Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes but susceptible to methicillin in patients with furuncles

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作者：
Nolte, O
Haag, H
Zimmerman, A
Geiss, HK
机构：
[1] Inst Hyg, Dept Hyg & Med Microbiol, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
[2] Inst Hyg, Dept Virol, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
来源：
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2005年 / 24卷 / 07期
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D O I：
10.1007/s10096-005-1354-2
中图分类号：
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号：
100401 ;
摘要：
A total of 75 Staphylococcus aureus isolates obtained from patients with either recurrent skin abscesses or furuncles (n=48) or chronic infections from other body sites (n=27) were screened for the presence of the lukS-PV and lukF-PV genes encoding Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Significantly more isolates (70.8% vs. 7.4%, p < 0.001) from patients suffering skin abscesses or furuncles were positive for lukS-PV and lukF-PV. These isolates belonged to the accessory gene regulator (agr) group Ia (9/48), group III (13/48), or group IV (19/48). In contrast with results of other investigations, none of the isolates positive for the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in this study exhibited methicillin resistance.
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