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Panton-Valentine leukocidin Staphylococcus causing fatal necrotising pneumonia in a young boy

Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) toxin producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus are known to cause skin and soft tissue infection. They can also cause necrotising pneumonia in otherwise healthy individuals. Here we report a case of severe, necrotising, haemorrhagic pneumonia in a 12-year-old boy...

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Main Authors: Haider, Shahzad, Wright, David
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3618712/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23505079
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-007655
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