Clones and drones: do variants of Panton-Valentine leukocidin extend the reach of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus?

J Infect Dis. 2008 Jan 15;197(2):175-8. doi: 10.1086/524693.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Substitution
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / therapeutic use
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • Diterpenes
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Exotoxins / genetics*
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / genetics*
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Mice
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / classification
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic
  • Diterpenes
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin
  • retapamulin