Complement 5a Receptor Polymorphisms Are Associated With Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in African Pygmies.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Toxins
- Black People
- Exotoxins
- Leukocidins
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Receptor, Anaphylatoxin C5a
- Staphylococcus aureus