Abstract
Among 10 strains of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) isolated in 2002 from patients with skin infections, seven harbored the Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene, two harbored the exfoliative toxin A gene, and one harbored neither of these genes. CA-MRSA isolates producing a variety of exotoxins are currently spreading in the Swiss community.
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Toxins
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Community-Acquired Infections / transmission*
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Exfoliatins / genetics*
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Exotoxins
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Genes, Bacterial
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Humans
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Leukocidins / genetics*
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / diagnosis
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Skin Diseases, Bacterial / epidemiology
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Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / transmission
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Switzerland / epidemiology
Substances
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Bacterial Toxins
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Exfoliatins
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Exotoxins
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Leukocidins
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin