Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-4
pubmed:abstractText
In response to several isolations of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton-Valentine leucocidin gene (PVL-MRSA), the present study was conducted to document the spread of infection in a small region of southeastern Germany. During a 9-month period, two healthcare-associated outbreaks with PVL-MRSA occurred, affecting 83 patients, personnel and contacts of personnel, and 34 additional cases were detected in the community. The clinical spectrum ranged from colonization to skin infection and necrotizing pneumonia. The findings represent the largest number of PVL-MRSA cases detected in Germany so far, and demonstrate the potential of this emerging pathogen to spread within the community and in healthcare institutions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0934-9723
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
24
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
419-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Bacterial Toxins, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Child, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Community-Acquired Infections, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Cross Infection, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Disease Outbreaks, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Exotoxins, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Germany, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Leukocidins, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Methicillin Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Staphylococcal Infections, pubmed-meshheading:15937659-Staphylococcus aureus
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Healthcare-associated outbreaks and community-acquired infections due to MRSA carrying the Panton-Valentine leucocidin gene in southeastern Germany.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93049 Regensburg, Germany. Hans-Joerg.Linde@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article