Panton-valentine leukocidin enhances the severity of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rabbit osteomyelitis.

Panton-valentine leukocidin enhances the severity of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus rabbit osteomyelitis.

BACKGROUND: Extensive spread of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in the United States, and the concomitant increase in severe invasive staphylococcal infections, including osteomyelitis, in healthy children, has led to renewed interest in Panton-Valentine le...

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Main Authors: Anne-Claude Crémieux, Oana Dumitrescu, Gerard Lina, Christian Vallee, Jean-François Côté, Martine Muffat-Joly, Thomas Lilin, Jerome Etienne, François Vandenesch, Azzam Saleh-Mghir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2744873?pdf=render

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