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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin and Staphyloccoccal Skin Infections in Schoolchildren

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
The Panton-Valentine leukocidin is associated with staphylococcal skin and pulmonary infections. We describe a school outbreak of skin infections and the public health response to it.
Karim Boubaker, Patrick Diebold, Dominique S. Blanc, François Vandenesch, Gérard Praz, Georges Dupuis, Nicolas Troillet   +6 more
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Positive MRSA, Shanghai

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010
To the Editor: The development of methicillin resistance in community strains of Staphylococcus aureus is a notable step in the evolution of this pathogen. Unlike their equivalents in the hospital environment, community-associated methicillin-resistant S.
Li-Zhong Han, Pak-Leung Ho, Yu-Xing Ni, Hong Zhang, Yan-Qun Jiang, Hai-Qing Chu, Yang Sun, Yi-Bo Zhang   +7 more
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–producing Staphylococcus aureus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
To the Editor: Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a cytotoxin produced by Staphylococcus aureus that causes leukocyte destruction and tissue necrosis (1). Although produced by
Amos Adler, Violeta Temper, Colin S. Block, Nitsa Abramson, Allon E. Moses   +4 more
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes in Staphylococcus aureus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2006
The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus depends on various bacterial surface components and extracellular proteins. However, the precise role of single virulence determinants in relation to infection is hard to establish. The frequent recovery of staphylococcal isolates that produce leukocidal toxins from patients with deep skin and soft tissue ...
Damian C. Melles, Willem B. van Leeuwen, Hélène A.M. Boelens, Justine K. Peeters, Henri A. Verbrugh, Alex van Belkum   +5 more
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Necrotizing Pneumonia: A Case Report. [PDF]

Cureus
Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-producing Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a rare but clinically significant cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This toxin leads to extensive tissue destruction and severe inflammation, often progressing to necrotizing pneumonia, septic shock, and multiorgan failure, representing a challenge in medical ...
Costa CA, Inácio H, Trevas S, Simas Â.
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–positive Staphylococcus aureus, Singapore

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
To the Editor: Necrotizing community-acquired pneumonia attributable to Panton-Valentine leukocidin–producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus has been described as a distinct clinical syndrome with a high death rate in young, immunocompetent patients (1,2). This letter details the first reported case of necrotizing pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine
Li-Yang Hsu, Tse-Hsien Koh, Devanand Anantham, Asok Kurup, Kenneth Ping Wah Chan, Ban-Hock Tan   +5 more
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Exploration of compounds to inhibit the Panton-Valentine leukocidin of Staphylococcus aureus. [PDF]

Med Microbiol Immunol
AbstractThe Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) of Staphylococcus aureus is associated with necrotizing infections. After binding to complement 5a receptor (C5aR/CD88) and CD45 it causes cytolysis in polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) as well as inflammasome activation in monocytes.
Grebe T, Sarkari MT, Cherkaoui A, Schaumburg F.   +3 more
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A Rare Case of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Related Cervical Empyema. [PDF]

Asian J Neurosurg, 2023
Abstract Staphylococcus aureus is found in the normal skin and mucosa of approximately 30% of healthy populations and is the most common pathogen in human disease associated with bacteria. They are divided into methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The S.
Le H, Nguyen DLT, Ton MNT, Phan D, Tran AHN, Truong VT.   +5 more
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin osteomyelitis in children: a growing threat [PDF]

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2015
Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis is associated with multiple complications including multiple abscesses, deep vein thrombosis and fulminant sepsis. This article reviews the literature concerning this emerging threat which is currently under-recognized.
Sheikh, HQ, Aqil, A, Kirby, A, Hossain, FS   +3 more
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Neutralization of the Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin by African and Caucasian sera. [PDF]

BMC Microbiol, 2022
Abstract Background The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus isolates carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene is higher in Africa (≈50%) compared to Europe (< 5%). The study aimed to measure anti-PVL-antibodies in Africans and Germans in a multi-center study and to test whether detected antibodies can ...
Grebe T, Rudolf V, Gouleu CS, Löffler B, Adegnika AA, Shittu AO, Deinhardt-Emmer S, Niemann S, Schaumburg F.   +8 more
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