Paediatric osteoarticular infections caused by staphylococcus aureus producing panton-valentine leucocidin in morocco: Risk factors and clinical features

• Main Authors: Kaoutar Moutaouakkil (Author), Hicham Abdellaoui (Author), Btissam Arhoune (Author), Karima Atarraf (Author), Samira El Fakir (Author), Ghita Yahyaoui (Author), Mustapha Mahmoud (Author), Moulay Abderrahmane Afifi (Author), Bouchra Oumokhtar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) isolated from children diagnosed with osteoarticular infections (OAIs), and to examine risk factors and clinical features. Methods: This prospective study was conducted from January 20...