Expression of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin mRNA among Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associates with Specific Clinical Presentations

Fangyou Yu; Ying Liu; Yuanyuan Xu; Yongpeng Shang; Danping Lou; Zhiqiang Qin; Chris Parsons; Wu Zhou; Xiaoying Huang; Yuping Li; Longhua Hu; Liangxing Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083368

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Expression of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin mRNA among Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associates with Specific Clinical Presentations

Fangyou Yu,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou, Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Ying Liu,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Yuanyuan Xu,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Yongpeng Shang,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou, Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Danping Lou,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Zhiqiang Qin,

Affiliation Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Chris Parsons,

Affiliation Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Wu Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou, Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Xiaoying Huang,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Yuping Li,

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Longhua Hu,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Liangxing Wang

* E-mail: wzyxywlx@163.com

Affiliation Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Expression of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin mRNA among Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associates with Specific Clinical Presentations

Fangyou Yu,
Ying Liu,
Yuanyuan Xu,
Yongpeng Shang,
Danping Lou,
Zhiqiang Qin,
Chris Parsons,
Wu Zhou,
Xiaoying Huang,
Yuping Li

Published: December 12, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0083368

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