Detection of Panton-Valentine toxin in Staphylococcus aureus by mass spectrometry directly from colony: time has not yet come

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010 Aug;36(2):193-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.04.005. Epub 2010 May 31.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Toxins / analysis*
  • Exotoxins / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / analysis*
  • Mass Spectrometry / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / chemistry*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin