Remitting infections due to community-acquired Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in the Milan area
One of the most important Staphylococcus aureus virulence factors is Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). We describe an outbreak of recurrent cutaneous PVL infections in different members of three family clusters. Molecular investigations were performed to confirm the presence of the mecA and PVL gen...
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Main Authors: | Sara G. Rimoldi (Author), Cristina Pagani (Author), Erika Longhi (Author), Valentina D. Cristo (Author), Annamaria D. Gregorio (Author), Alessandro Mancon (Author), Pietro Zerbi (Author), Cristina Gervasoni (Author), Maria R. Gismondo (Author), Agostino Riva (Author) |
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2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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