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Erratum: Staphylococcal Protein A, Panton-Valentine Leukocidin and Coagulase Aggravate the Bone Loss and Bone Destruction in Osteomyelitis
January 2017 • Tao Jin, Zhu Y.L., Jiaqi Li, Jianrong Shi, Qiushui He, Jie Ding, Qingfu Xu
<b><i>Background/Aims: </i></b>Osteomyelitis is a debilitating infectious disease of the bone which is predominantly caused by <i>Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus)</i>. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the <i>S. aureus </i>virulence factors, <i>i.e. </i>protein A (SpA), Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) and coagulase (Coa) on osteomyelitis. <b><i>Methods: </i></b>The effect of SpA, PVL and Coa on osteoblasts was studied through the following aspects including osteoblast proliferation, apopt…