title: Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus infections in returning travelers.
abstract: Skin and soft tissue infections caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus are emerging among travelers returning from the tropics. Here, we here present data on 15 affected individuals. Intrafamiliar spread was documented in one case, and occupational transmission was assumed in another. Spa typing of the strains revealed a broad spectrum of variants, but some were clonally related. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was found in three cases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Microbiology, University of Würzburg, Germany. dtappe@hygiene.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tappe
authors.forename: Marco H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.forename: Anett
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oesterlein
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Turnwald
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: August
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin