Panton-Valentine leucocidin gene carriage among Staphylococcus aureus strains recovered from skin and soft tissue infections in Turkey | Zendy

Tülin Demir | Zendy; Nilay Çöplü | Zendy; Hacer Bayrak | Zendy; Metin Turan | Zendy; Tuncay Buyukguclu | Zendy; Neriman Aksu | Zendy; Meral Ekşioǧlu | Zendy; Bülent Yalçın | Zendy; Nilgün Atakan | Zendy; Selçuk Kılıç | Zendy; Zeynep Ceren Karahan | Zendy; Berrin Esen | Zendy

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Panton-Valentine leucocidin gene carriage among Staphylococcus aureus strains recovered from skin and soft tissue infections in Turkey

Author(s) -

Tülin Demir,

Nilay Çöplü,

Hacer Bayrak,

Metin Turan,

Tuncay Buyukguclu,

Neriman Aksu,

Meral Ekşioǧlu,

Bülent Yalçın,

Nilgün Atakan,

Selçuk Kılıç,

Zeynep Ceren Karahan,

Berrin Esen

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr568

Subject(s) - staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal skin infections , microbiology and biotechnology , outbreak , micrococcaceae , antimicrobial , skin infection , biology , medicine , virology , antibacterial agent , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics

Regardless of methicillin resistance, Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL)-positive Staphylococcus aureus isolates are associated with various types of infections and outbreaks. Limited data exist about the PVL content of S. aureus strains in Turkey. In this multicentre study, we aimed to assess the PVL positivity and antimicrobial susceptibilities of S. aureus isolates recovered from skin and soft tissue samples of both community and nosocomial origin in the study period, 2007-08.

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