title: First cases of infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Bulgaria.
authors.affiliation: Reference Laboratory for Staphylococci, National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria. nashev@hotmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nashev
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bizeva
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toshkova
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002031:Bulgaria / Q000453:epidemiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin