"Leukocidins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Pore forming proteins originally discovered for toxic activity to LEUKOCYTES. They are EXOTOXINS produced by some pathogenic STAPHYLOCOCCUS and STREPTOCOCCUS that destroy leukocytes by lysis of the cytoplasmic granules and are partially responsible for the pathogenicity of the organisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D007956
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.543.695.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukocidins- Leukocidins
- Leukocidin Proteins
- Proteins, Leukocidin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukocidins" by people in Profiles.
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Secreting Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Complicating COVID-19. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Aug; 26(8):1939-1941.
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Severe infections of Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus in children. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Sep; 98(38):e17185.
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Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates in New South Wales, Australia, 2012-2017. Infect Dis Health. 2019 08; 24(3):134-140.
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Genomic Characterization of an ST1153 PVL-producing Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolate in Italy. New Microbiol. 2019 Apr; 42(2):129-131.
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Complement 5a Receptor Polymorphisms Are Associated With Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in African Pygmies. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 02 15; 68(5):854-856.
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Eradicating MRSA carriage: the impact of throat carriage and Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes on success rates. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Apr; 38(4):683-688.
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Monomicrobial necrotising soft tissue infection of the hand caused by a Panton-Valentine leukocidin-negative Staphylococcus aureus strain in a 66-year-old patient with diabetes. BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Jan 17; 12(1).
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[Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin : notions in clinical practice]. Rev Med Suisse. 2018 Oct 31; 14(625):1946-1950.
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Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Korea. Microb Drug Resist. 2019 Apr; 25(3):450-456.
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Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Food Products in Western Algeria. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2018 06; 15(6):353-360.