Combined Action of Influenza Virus and Staphylococcus aureus Panton–Valentine Leukocidin Provokes Severe Lung Epithelium Damage

Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia is a life-threatening disease that is frequently preceded by influenza infection. The S. aureus toxin Panton–Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is most likely causative for necrotizing diseases, but the precise pathogenic mechanisms of PVL and a possible contribut...

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Autores principales: Niemann, Silke, Ehrhardt, Christina, Medina, Eva, Warnking, Kathrin, Tuchscherr, Lorena, Heitmann, Vanessa, Ludwig, Stephan, Peters, Georg, Löffler, Bettina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2012
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Major Articles and Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3433859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22837490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jis468

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