title: New strains of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Panton-Valentine leukocidin causing an outbreak of severe soft tissue infection in a football team.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, Zaloska 4, Ljubljana, Slovenia. manica.mueller-premru@mf.uni-lj.si
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller-Premru
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Strommenger
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Alikadic
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Seme
authors.forename: N Svent
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Kucina
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smrke
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Spik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gubina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007956:Leukocidins; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D012916:Soccer; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin