Panton-Valentine leukocidin is not the primary determinant of outcome for Staphylococcus aureus skin infections: evaluation from the CANVAS studies.

The impact of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) on the severity of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) caused by Staphylococcus aureus is controversial. We evaluated potential associations between clinical outcome and PVL presence in both methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and...

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Main Authors: Amy Tong, Steven Y C Tong, Yurong Zhang, Supaporn Lamlertthon, Batu K Sharma-Kuinkel, Thomas Rude, Sun Hee Ahn, Felicia Ruffin, Lily Llorens, Ganesh Tamarana, Donald Biek, Ian Critchley, Vance G Fowler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3356380?pdf=render