Prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the district of Pomoravlje

Prevalence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the district of Pomoravlje

Background/Aim. Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains appear to have rapidly disseminated among population in the community without established risk factors for MRSA worldwide. Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a cytolytic toxin, encoded by th...

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Main Authors: Petrović-Jeremić Ljiljana, Kuljić-Kapulica Nada, Ristanović Elizabeta, Jošić Dragana, Lepšanović Zorica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2016-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Subjects:
methicillin resistance
staphylococcus aureus
community acquired infections
polymerase chain reaction
pantonvalentine leukocidin
Serbia
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2016/0042-84501600003P.pdf

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