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.
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