Open AccessPanton-Valentine leukocidin in pediatric community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus infections
Author(s) -
Jesse Papenburg,
Patricia Fontela,
L Raynal,
L P Jetté,
Johanne Ismaïl,
Sadjia Békal,
Ibrahim Alzahrani,
Caroline Quach
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical and investigative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1488-2353
pISSN - 0147-958X
DOI - 10.25011/cim.v32i5.6923
Subject(s) - leukocidin , panton–valentine leukocidin , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , typing , phage typing , antibiotics , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , erythromycin , pulsed field gel electrophoresis , biology , genotype , bacteria , gene , biochemistry , genetics
Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) is an exotoxin produced by strains of Staphylococcus aureus (SA). Its importance as a virulence factor is controversial. We aim to further characterize the role of PVL in pediatric community-acquired SA infections.
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