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. 2008 Dec;14(12):1180-3.
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02105.x. Epub 2008 Nov 21.

Panton-Valentine leukocidin is expressed at toxic levels in human skin abscesses

C Badiou  1 , O Dumitrescu, M Croze, Y Gillet, B Dohin, D H Slayman, B Allaouchiche, J Etienne, F Vandenesch, G Lina
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin is expressed at toxic levels in human skin abscesses

C Badiou et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2008 Dec.
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Abstract

Pus samples were prospectively collected from patients with Staphylococcus aureus skin infections and tested for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). PVL was detected at concentrations that were toxic for rabbit skin in all specimens from patients infected with strains harbouring PVL genes.

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