title: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in Hong Kong.
abstract: Community-associated methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an emerging cause of skin and soft tissue infections in Hong Kong, especially among certain ethnic minorities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital Compound, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. plho@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lit
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Que
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Shek
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Tse
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Yung
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin