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Pediatric Antibody Response to Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Infection Is Directed to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin

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CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 139-141

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AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00360-08

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We examined the antibody responses of pediatric patients infected with community-associated Staphylococcus aureus isolates. The data show that patients infected with Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-positive strains developed a dominant immunoglobulin G anti-PVL antibody response that correlates with markers of inflammation.

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