Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in Hong Kong

P L Ho; S K Chuang; Y F Choi; R A Lee; A Lit; T K Ng; T L Que; K C Shek; H K Tong; W S Tse; W K Tung; R W Yung

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Med J. 2009 Dec:15 Suppl 9:9-11.

Authors

P L Ho¹, S K Chuang, Y F Choi, R A Lee, A Lit, T K Ng, T L Que, K C Shek, H K Tong, W S Tse, W K Tung, R W Yung

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital Compound, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China. plho@hkucc.hku.hk

PMID: 20393217

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacterial Toxins / genetics
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Child
Child, Preschool
Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Exotoxins / genetics
Female
Hong Kong / epidemiology
Humans
Leukocidins / genetics
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Soft Tissue Infections / epidemiology*
Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Skin Infections / microbiology
Young Adult

Substances

Bacterial Toxins
Exotoxins
Leukocidins
Panton-Valentine leukocidin