The first case of fatal pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in an infant in the Czech Republic
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use MeSH
- Bacterial Toxins * MeSH
- Enterotoxins MeSH
- Exotoxins * MeSH
- Fatal Outcome MeSH
- Phenotype MeSH
- Drug Combinations MeSH
- Genotype MeSH
- Infant MeSH
- Leukocidins * MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Pneumonia, Staphylococcal microbiology pathology MeSH
- Staphylococcus aureus classification MeSH
- Check Tag
- Infant MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Case Reports MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Anti-Bacterial Agents MeSH
- Bacterial Toxins * MeSH
- enterotoxin A, Staphylococcal MeSH Browser
- Enterotoxins MeSH
- Exotoxins * MeSH
- Drug Combinations MeSH
- Leukocidins * MeSH
- Panton-Valentine leukocidin MeSH Browser
Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus can cause severe skin and soft tissue infections and necrotizing pneumonia with a high mortality rate. This is a report on the first case of fatal pneumonia with mediastinitis in an infant in the Czech Republic. The causative agent was a methicillin-susceptible S. aureus strain with pronounced production of the PVL toxin and hyperproduction of enterotoxin A.
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