High incidence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care public hospital in Singapore.
A study of the prevalence and epidemiology of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary public hospital was conducted. The incidence of gene carriage among S. aureus strains causing disease was 11.6%. Results were significant for the higher incidence of gene carriage, compared with those found in previous studies.
Hsu
Li-Yang
LY
Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. liyang_hsu@yahoo.com
Koh
Tse-Hsien
TH
Kurup
Asok
A
Low
Jenny
J
Chlebicki
Maciej Piotr
MP
Tan
Ban-Hock
BH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007956:Leukocidins; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin