Staphylococcus aureus-associated necrotizing pneumonia

Types

 Staphylococcus aureus-associated necrotizing pneumonia (11888586)

• PVL-associated necrotizing pneumonia (PVL+ Staphylococcus aureus-associated necrotizing pneumonia) (11888586)

See also

 pneumonias (pneumonitis)
 Staphylococcus sp.

• Staphylococcus aureus

 Panton-Valentine leukocidin

References

 Labandeira-Rey M, Couzon F, Boisset S, Brown EL, Bes M, Benito Y, Barbu EM, Vazquez V, Hook M, Etienne J, Vandenesch F, Bowden MG. Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine leukocidin causes necrotizing pneumonia. Science. 2007 Feb 23;315(5815):1130-3. PMID: 17234914

 Gillet Y, Issartel B, Vanhems P, Fournet JC, Lina G, Bes M, Vandenesch F, Piemont Y, Brousse N, Floret D, Etienne J. Association between Staphylococcus aureus strains carrying gene for Panton-Valentine leukocidin and highly lethal necrotising pneumonia in young immunocompetent patients. Lancet. 2002 Mar 2;359(9308):753-9. PMID: 11888586

 Gillet Y, Issartel B, Vanhems P, Lina G, Vandenesch F, Etienne J, Floret D. [Severe staphylococcal pneumonia in children] Arch Pediatr. 2001 Sep;8 Suppl 4:742s-746s. PMID: 11582921 (In french)

 Lina G, Piemont Y, Godail-Gamot F, Bes M, Peter MO, Gauduchon V, Vandenesch F, Etienne J. Involvement of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in primary skin infections and pneumonia. Clin Infect Dis. 1999 Nov;29(5):1128-32. PMID: 10524952