Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Secreting Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Complicating COVID-19.

Duployez, Claire; Le Guern, Rémi; Tinez, Claire; Lejeune, Anne-Laure; Robriquet, Laurent; Six, Sophie; Loïez, Caroline; Wallet, Frédéric

Duployez, Claire; Le Guern, Rémi; Tinez, Claire; Lejeune, Anne-Laure; Robriquet, Laurent; Six, Sophie; Loïez, Caroline; Wallet, Frédéric.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(8): 1939-1941, 2020 Aug.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-133114

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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.

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Bacterial Toxins/biosynthesis; Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity; Coronavirus Infections/complications; Exotoxins/biosynthesis; Leukocidins/biosynthesis; Necrosis/complications; Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/complications; Pneumonia, Viral/complications; Staphylococcus aureus/pathogenicity; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Betacoronavirus/physiology; COVID-19; COVID-19 Testing; Cefotaxime/therapeutic use; Clindamycin/therapeutic use; Clinical Laboratory Techniques/methods; Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis; Coronavirus Infections/therapy; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Linezolid/therapeutic use; Male; Metronidazole/therapeutic use; Necrosis/diagnosis; Necrosis/therapy; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/therapy; Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy; Respiration, Artificial; SARS-CoV-2; Spiramycin/therapeutic use; Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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COVID-19; Panton-Valentine leukocidin; SARS-CoV-2; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteria; coronavirus disease; necrotizing pneumonia; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Pneumonia, Viral / Staphylococcus aureus / Bacterial Toxins / Coronavirus Infections / Exotoxins / Betacoronavirus / Leukocidins / Necrosis Type of study: Case report / Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2020 Document Type: Article

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