Association between the presence of the Panton-Valentine leukocidin-encoding gene and a lower rate of survival among hospitalized pulmonary patients with staphylococcal disease

J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jan;45(1):274-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02032-06. Epub 2006 Nov 8.

Authors

C Lopez-Aguilar, E Perez-Roth, A Moreno, M C Duran, C Casanova, A Aguirre-Jaime, S Mendez-Alvarez

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
Exotoxins / genetics*
Female
Hospitalization*
Humans
Leukocidins / genetics*
Male
Methicillin Resistance*
Middle Aged
Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / microbiology
Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / mortality*
Spain
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / mortality
Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity*
Survival Analysis

Substances

Bacterial Toxins
Exotoxins
Leukocidins
Panton-Valentine leukocidin