Necrotizing pneumonia with Staphylococcus aureus carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes: an underestimated gravity?

Eur J Intern Med. 2012 Jul;23(5):e128-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2012.04.003. Epub 2012 Apr 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics*
  • Exotoxins / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / genetics*
  • Lung / microbiology
  • Lung / pathology
  • Necrosis
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / pathology
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics*

Substances

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