Panton-Valentine leukocidin and biofilm production of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from respiratory tract


Aktas N. C., Erturan Z., Karatuna O., Yagci A. K.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, cilt.7, sa.11, ss.888-891, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3855/jidc.4135
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.888-891
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the first bacteria colonizing in cystic fibrosis (CF) respiratory tract and different virulence factors are responsible for disease progression. It is not clear if CF S. aureus strains are more virulent than strains isolated from non-CF patients.