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

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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Claire Duployez, Rémi Le Guern, Claire Tinez, Anne-Laure Lejeune, Laurent Robriquet, Sophie Six, Caroline Loïez, Frédéric Wallet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
necrotizing pneumonia
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1413_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/8/20-1413_article

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