Prevalence of Genes Encoding Bi-Component Leukocidins among Clinical Isolates of Methicillin–Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

"nBackground: Staphylococcus aureus has been recognized as a major human pathogen and is the major cause of nosocomial infections. Gamma-toxin, leukocidin and other bi-component toxins are a family of proteins encoded by the hlg and luk-PV, respectively. Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is...

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Main Authors: SA Havaei, S Ohadian Moghadam, MR Pourmand, J Faghri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-03-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15174.pdf&manuscript_id=15174