Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is common in African Staphylococcus aureus and can be associated with skin and soft tissue infection. PVL-positive S. aureus colonization is associated with a variant of complement receptor 5a, the cellular target of the lukS PVL subunit.
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Panton-Valentine leukocidin; complement C5a; polymorphism; receptor.
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