Staphylococcus aureus Protein A Binds to Osteoblasts and Triggers Signals That Weaken Bone in Osteomyelitis

• Tania Claro ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Tania Claro, Amro Widaa

  Affiliation Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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• Amro Widaa ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Tania Claro, Amro Widaa

  Affiliations Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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• Maghnus O'Seaghdha,

  Affiliation Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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• Helen Miajlovic,

  Affiliation Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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• Timothy J. Foster,

  Affiliation Moyne Institute of Preventive Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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• Fergal J. O'Brien,

  Affiliations Department of Anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Trinity Centre for Bioengineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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• Steven W. Kerrigan

  * E-mail: skerrigan@rcsi.ie

  Affiliations Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, School of Pharmacy, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

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