title: Clinical burn wound infection caused by L-forms of Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: A patient with an infection with the L-form of Staphylococcus aureus occurring in burn wounds is reported. The authors conclude that the infection was attributable to a decrease in the host immunological functions and repeated administration of antibiotics resulting in the development of bacterial L-forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, PR China.
authors.forename: H Q
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Z D
authors.initials: ZD
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007740:L Forms; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*