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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Producing Staphylococcus aureus Infection: A Case S...
Prista-Leão, B; Abreu, I; Duro, R; Silva-Pinto, A; Ceia, F; Andrade, P; Sobrinho-Simões, J; Tavares, M; Pereira, JM; Santos, L; Sarmento, APanton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) is associated with relapsing multifocal skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), necrotizing pneumonia (NP) and severe musculoskeletal infections. Epidemiology is underknown and underdiagnosis is likely. Recent travel abroad, case clustering and relapsing disease are often reported. We reviewed all cases of PVL-SA infection diagnosed at our cen...
Chronic meningococcemia
Prista-Leão, B; Almeida, F; Carvalho, A; Silva, S; Sarmento, AThe spectrum of Neisseria meningitidis-associated clinical entities involves mild forms of disease, without neurological involvement or sepsis, and asymptomatic carrier states. Rarely, N. meningitidis bacteremia can be associated with a prolonged fever with or without arthritis, which we designate as chronic meningococcemia. Chronic meningococcemia is an uncommon entity, usually associated to serogroup B N. men...