ABSTRACT
We reviewed all cases of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) bacteremia in Danish children between 2016 and 2021. We found 2 fatal cases with preceding viral prodrome due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Given the usual benign course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, awareness of possible superinfection with PVL-SA in a child with rapid deterioration is crucial to ensure adequate treatment, including antimicrobial drugs with antitoxin effect.
Subject(s)
Bacteremia , Bacterial Toxins/biosynthesis , COVID-19/complications , Exotoxins/biosynthesis , Leukocidins/biosynthesis , SARS-CoV-2 , Staphylococcal Infections/etiology , Staphylococcal Infections/mortality , Staphylococcus aureus/genetics , Adolescent , COVID-19/virology , Child , Child, Preschool , Coinfection , Comorbidity , Denmark/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/metabolism , Public Health Surveillance , Severity of Illness Index , Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis , Staphylococcal Infections/therapy , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Staphylococcus aureus/metabolismABSTRACT
Necrotizing pneumonia induced by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-secreting Staphylococcus aureus is a rare but life-threatening infection that has been described in patients after they had influenza. We report a fatal case of this superinfection in a young adult who had coronavirus disease.