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- Title
Staphylococcus aureus isolated from endophthalmitis are hospital-acquired based on Panton-Valentine leukocidin and antibiotic susceptibility testing.
- Authors
Rarey, Kristin A; Shanks, Robert M Q; Romanowski, Eric G; Mah, Francis S; Kowalski, Regis P
- Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus (SA) endophthalmitis is generally a postsurgical infection with an undefined source of entry. Hospital-acquired (HA) SA infections are associated with multi-antibiotic resistance and absence of the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) toxin. Community-acquired (CA) SA infections are not associated with multi-antibiotic resistance and possess the PVL toxin. We hypothesize that CA infection is more common than HA for SA endophthalmitis.
- Publication
Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics : the official journal of the Association for Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 2012, Vol 28, Issue 1, p12
- ISSN
1557-7732
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/jop.2011.0107