Intrafamilial Spread of Highly Virulent Staphylococcus aureus Strains Carrying the Gene for Panton-Valentine Leukocidin - Concepedia

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Intrafamilial Spread of Highly Virulent Staphylococcus aureus Strains Carrying the Gene for Panton-Valentine Leukocidin

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2002

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Anders Österlund, Gunnar Kahlmeter, L. Bieber, Arne Runehagen, Jan-Michael Breider

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Abstract

Necrotizing pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus carrying the gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin is a newly described disease entity. We report 2 cases with intrafamilial spread.