Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Northern Italy

Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Northern Italy

During February 2004–September 2006, familial clusters and sporadic cases of Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections were observed in a suburban area near Milan in northern Italy. Molecular typing of the isolates showed an epidemic methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) strain, spa t...

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Main Authors: Marco Tinelli, Monica Monaco, Maurizio Vimercati, Antonio Ceraminiello, Annalisa Pantosti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
skin infections
neonatal infections
Italy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-0010_article

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