Case Report: Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus positive for a new sequence variant of exfoliative toxin E

Case Report: Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus positive for a new sequence variant of exfoliative toxin E

Objectives: Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) caused by S. aureus is a rare, aggressive and rapidly progressing superficial fascia infection with a high mortality rate. The aim of this study was to identify virulence-related genes from a complete genome sequence of a methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA...

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Main Authors: Artur J. Sabat, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Angelique Rondags, Laura Hughes, Viktoria Akkerboom, Olga Koutsopetra, Alexander W. Friedrich, Erik Bathoorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
necrotizing fasciitis
Staphylococcus aureus
ETE
ETE2
PVL
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgene.2022.964358/full

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