Smrtelné případy pneumonií vyvolané stafylokoky s produkcí Pantonova-Valentinova leukocidinu v ČR

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Title in English	Reports of fatal cases necrotizing pneumonia caused by staphylococci producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin in the Czech Republic
Authors	PETRÁŠ Petr MACHOVÁ Ivana PANTŮČEK Roman
Year of publication	2009
Type	Article in Proceedings
Conference	23. Pečenkovy epidemiologické dny
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	http://www.cwave.cz/ped/pecenkovy-dny.html
Field	Genetics and molecular biology
Keywords	Staphylococcus aureus; necrotizing pneumonia; Panton-Valentine leukocidin
Description	Here we summarize occurrence of PVL-positive S. aureus strains in the Czech Republic. The focus is on phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of eight strains that caused necrotising pneumonia between December 2007 and December 2009, with five cases being lethal. Short case reports are presented.
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