Novel H1N1 influenza and Panton-Valentine leukocidin Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2010 Jun;71(6):350-1. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.6.48456.

Abstract

The association between seasonal influenza and staphylococcal pneumonia has long been recognized (Chickering and Park, 1919; Roberts et al, 2008), and both meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Panton-Valentine leukocidin S. aureus have been associated with seasonal influenza pandemics (Roberts et al, 2008; Kearns et al, 2009; Murray et al, 2010).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bacterial Toxins*
  • Exotoxins*
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype*
  • Influenza, Human / complications*
  • Influenza, Human / diagnostic imaging
  • Leukocidins*
  • Male
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome / microbiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin