Spontaneous tibiotalar arthrodesis as a complication of acute tibial osteomyelitis due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report

Ceroni, Dimitri; Anderson De La Llana, Rebecca; Zand, Tristan; Lamah, Léopold; Dominguez, Denis; De Coulon, Geraldo; Dubois-Ferriere, Victor

doi:10.1186/1752-1947-6-202

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Spontaneous tibiotalar arthrodesis as a complication of acute tibial osteomyelitis due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report

ContributorsCeroni, Dimitri; Anderson De La Llana, Rebecca; Zand, Tristan; Lamah, Léopold; Dominguez, Denis; De Coulon, Geraldo; Dubois-Ferriere, Victor

Published inJournal of medical case reports, vol. 6, no. 1, 202

Publication date2012

Abstract

Strains of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus producing a new pattern of disease have emerged worldwide. Infection with these bacteria typically presents as a life-threatening infection of soft tissues and bones, and may cause potentially devastating consequences.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de pédiatrie, gynécologie et obstétrique

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CERONI, Dimitri et al. Spontaneous tibiotalar arthrodesis as a complication of acute tibial osteomyelitis due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report. In: Journal of medical case reports, 2012, vol. 6, n° 1, p. 202. doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-202

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PID : unige:31410
DOI : 10.1186/1752-1947-6-202
PMID : 22805653

Journal ISSN1752-1947

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Spontaneous tibiotalar arthrodesis as a complication of acute tibial osteomyelitis due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report

Strains of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus producing a new pattern of disease have emerged worldwide. Infection with these bacteria typically presents as a life-threatening infection of soft tissues and bones, and may cause potentially devastating consequences.

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