Detection Of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Toxin Produced By Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Tonsillitis Patients At Basra Province/Iraq

Abstract

Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) is a toxin composed of two components, Luks-PV and LukF-PV. the two components are formed just before the assembling into a pore-forming heptamer on the immune cell neutrophil membranes, causing the neutrophil to be lysis.In the present study, the aim is s to molecularlyidentify MRSA and for producing PVL.A total of (4) MRSA isolate were obtained from tonsillitis patient from Assist.prof.SaadShakir Mahdi at University of Basra college of science, The percentage of PVL – positive was in only two isolates.