An outbreak of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) carrying the gene coding for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) skin infections in a primary school was investigated and monitored in the Val-d'Oise region (Greater Paris) in 2006.
[Staphylococcus aureus carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes nasal colonization and skin infection: screening in case of outbreak in a school environment].
Cellule interrégionale d'épidémiologie d'Ile-de-France, institut veille-sanitaire, 58-62 rue de Mouzaïa, Paris cedex 19, France. nicolas.carre@sante.gouv.fr
