Success stories about severe pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leucocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus.

Abstract

We describe three cases of community-acquired necrotizing pneumonia which were caused by Panton-Valentine leucocidin-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus (one of them methicillin sensitive). All cases were successfully treated without any sequelae for the patients due to the prompt initiation of adequate antimicrobial therapy. High suspicion toward this fatal pathogen was the key to the successful outcome of the patients.

• Authors: Paramythiotou Elisabeth, Souli Maria, Galani Irene, Giamarellou Helen, Armaganidis Apostolos
• Journal: The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (Braz J Infect Dis) 2014 May-Jun Vol. 18 Issue 3 Pg. 341-5 ISSN: 1678-4391 [Electronic] Brazil
• PMID: 24690428 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Bacterial Toxins
• Exotoxins
• Leukocidins
• Panton-Valentine leukocidin

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Bacterial Toxins (biosynthesis)
• Community-Acquired Infections (diagnosis, microbiology, pathology)
• Exotoxins (biosynthesis)
• Female
• Humans
• Leukocidins (biosynthesis)
• Male
• Necrosis (microbiology, pathology)
• Pneumonia, Staphylococcal (diagnosis, microbiology, pathology)
• Severity of Illness Index
• Staphylococcus aureus (metabolism)