Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus necrotising pneumonia: measuring toxin levels in microbiological samples to attest of linezolid clinical efficacy

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2010 Jun;35(6):613-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.02.002. Epub 2010 Mar 5.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacterial Toxins / analysis
  • Bacterial Toxins / biosynthesis*
  • Drug Monitoring / methods
  • Exotoxins / biosynthesis*
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / biosynthesis*
  • Linezolid
  • Necrosis / pathology*
  • Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use*
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / pathology
  • Sputum / chemistry
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
  • Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity*
  • Virulence Factors / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin
  • Virulence Factors
  • Linezolid