Infection with Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Positive Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureust034
Open Access
- 1 August 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 14 (8) , 1271-1272
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1408.071427
Abstract
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)–positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), sequence type 398 is believed to be of animal origin. We report 2 cases of infection due to PVL–positive MRSA, spa type t034, in patients in Sweden who had had no animal contact.Keywords
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