Epidemiology of Panton Valentine Leukocidin in clinical Staphylococcus aureus isolates - A prospective study at a tertiary care centre in North India
Background: Staphylococcus aureus is a cause of wide range of infections. The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus is related to a number of virulence factors. Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL), a cytolysin that has the ability of leukocyte destruction and tissue necrosis is one such virulence fac...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-05-01
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Series: | Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213398422000483 |