Panton-Valentine leukocidin

06/01/2013 - "We report three cases of severe infections in infants caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus and evolved with a positive outcome. "
06/20/2023 - "The aim of this study was to investigate whether the presence of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) producing the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) affects the outcome of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI). "
07/01/2019 - "The aim of this study was to describe the clinical features of bone and joint infections (BJI) due to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin producing (PVL+) Staphylococcus aureus (SA) in French Guiana.A multicenter study that consists of a retrospective charts review of children admitted for PVL+ S. "
11/01/2015 - "The present investigation was carried out to study the distribution of Staphylococcal Chromosomal Cassette mec (SCCmec) types, Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) gene and antibiotic resistance properties of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated from various types of infections found in Iranian pediatric patients. "
04/01/2015 - "The aim of our study was to evaluate the frequency of osteoarticular infections with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive (PVL) Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) among patients admitted to the orthopedic ward at the Sahloul University Hospital (Sousse, Tunisia) and to study the characteristics of these strains and patients. "

07/21/2021 - "Necrotizing pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has high mortality rates and is currently a serious clinical issue. "
12/01/2020 - "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin, a pore-forming toxin, is a common cause of necrotizing pneumonia. "
06/26/2020 - "Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) producing MRSA has been reported to be associated with necrotizing pneumonia and worse outcome. "
01/23/2020 - "Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a causative agent of lethal necrotizing pneumonia and is associated with epidemic strains of community-acquired (CA) methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). "
01/01/2019 - "Pediatric case of fatal necrotizing pneumonia due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Spain."

11/07/2023 - "aureus) strains that produce the toxin Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL; PVL-SA) frequently cause recurrent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI). "
01/01/2021 - "Lateral Flow Immunoassay for the Detection of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Staphylococcus aureus From Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the United Arab Emirates."
11/01/2020 - "Current status of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with skin and soft tissue infections in Japan."
10/01/2020 - "To characterize deep skin and soft tissue infections (dSSTI) caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive versus PVL-negative Staphylococcus aureus isolates. "
10/01/2020 - "Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus in skin and soft tissue infections from primary care patients."

10/01/2019 - "Retrospective study of pneumonia due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in Reunion."
02/01/2019 - "Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive MRSA predominates and is known for causing flu-associated necrotising pneumonia. "
01/01/2016 - "The variable prevalence of luk-PV-positive MRSA isolates in different regions and their rather high frequency in pneumonia necessitate the application of rapid diagnostic methods such as real-time PCR to improve treatment effectiveness."
01/01/2014 - "Kineret®/IL-1ra blocks the IL-1/IL-8 inflammatory cascade during recombinant Panton Valentine Leukocidin-triggered pneumonia but not during S. "
07/01/2013 - "A cluster of 3 unrelated patients with fatal pneumonia presumably caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant S aureus positive for Panton-Valentine leukocidin were treated in a 3-week period. "

07/31/2023 - "These 27 isolates carried multiple virulence genes, including the genes encoding the Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin (48.15%, n = 13/27), and the tst gene (29.63%, n = 8/27), associated with toxic shock syndrome. "
01/01/2020 - "Staphylococcus aureus produces numerous toxins, such as toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) and Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). "
02/01/2019 - "Potent extracellular toxins including alpha-haemolysin, Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) and toxic-shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) significantly contribute to Staphylococcus aureus pathogenesis, thus, toxin suppression is a primary focus in treatment of staphylococcal disease. "
01/01/2019 - "Both isolates belonged to sequence type 72 and agr-type I, and they were negative for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and toxic shock syndrome toxin. "
01/01/2018 - "MRSA genome analysis of the patient sample revealed negative Panton-Valentine leukocidin, positive toxic shock syndrome toxin 1, and type IV clone of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec. "