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[Leukotoxin and pulmonary injury].

open access: yesNihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics, 1990
In spite of the development of various antibiotics, management of elderly patients with pneumonia remains an important problem. It is suggested that adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) often occur in elderly patients with pneumonia.
S, Sugiyama   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actimycetemcomitans leukotoxin and human periodontitis – A historic review with emphasis on JP2

open access: yesKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actimycetemcomitans (Aa) is a gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the human oral cavity and is causative agent for localized aggressive (juvenile) periodontitis (AgP).
Chi-Cheng Tsai   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of gene order data supports vertical inheritance of the leukotoxin operon and genome rearrangements in the 5' flanking region in genus Mannheimia

open access: yesBMC Evolutionary Biology, 2007
Background The Mannheimia subclades belong to the same bacterial genus, but have taken divergent paths toward their distinct lifestyles. For example, M. haemolytica + M. glucosida are potential pathogens of the respiratory tract in the mammalian suborder
Bisgaard Magne   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Natural Therapeutic Agents’ Efficacy in Preventive Strategies against the Periodontal Pathogen Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: An In Vitro Study

open access: yesOral
Adolescent carriers of the Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans JP2 genotype have an increased risk of developing periodontitis, due to the bacterium’s high leukotoxin (LtxA) production.
Sima Hermes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contribution of Leukocidin ED to the Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus Endophthalmitis. [PDF]

open access: yesInvest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
Longoria-Gonzalez L   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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