Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus infections: Report of 4 French cases

We report 4 cases of community-acquired infections due to Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentin leukocidin (SA-PVL) with uncommon multivisceral localizations. These cases highlight the need to screen for PVL in patients with serious staphylococcal infections. All patients were cured. Two o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2006, Vol.38 (3), p.192-195
Hauptverfasser:	Salliot, Carine, Zeller, Valerie, Puechal, Xavier, Manceron, Veronique, Sire, Stephane, Varache, Nicolas, Etienne, Jerome, Desplaces, Nicole, Ziza, Jean-Marc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Bacterial Toxins - biosynthesis Bacterial Toxins - genetics Biological and medical sciences Community-Acquired Infections - epidemiology Community-Acquired Infections - microbiology Community-Acquired Infections - pathology Exotoxins - biosynthesis Exotoxins - genetics Female France - epidemiology Human bacterial diseases Humans Immunoglobulins, Intravenous - therapeutic use Infectious diseases Leukocidins Male Medical sciences Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcal Infections - pathology Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Staphylococcus aureus - pathogenicity Viscera - microbiology Viscera - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We report 4 cases of community-acquired infections due to Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentin leukocidin (SA-PVL) with uncommon multivisceral localizations. These cases highlight the need to screen for PVL in patients with serious staphylococcal infections. All patients were cured. Two of them received intravenous immunoglobulins in addition to antibiotics.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/00365540500388776