Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Producing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Infection: A Case Series

• Main Authors: Beatriz Prista-Leão (Author), Isabel Abreu (Author), Raquel Duro (Author), André Silva-Pinto (Author), Filipa Ceia (Author), Paulo Andrade (Author), Joana Sobrinho-Simões (Author), Margarida Tavares (Author), José Manuel Pereira (Author), Lurdes Santos (Author), António Sarmento (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (PVL-SA) is associated with relapsing multifocal skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), necrotizing pneumonia (NP) and severe musculoskeletal infections. Epidemiology is underknown and underdiagnosis is likely. Recent tr...