Sudden death caused by Staphylococcus aureus carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene in a young girl | Zendy

Thanh Van Trieu | Zendy; J. Gaudelus | Zendy; Sophie Lefèvre | Zendy; Anne-Marie Teychene | Zendy; I. Poîlane | Zendy; A. Colig | Zendy; Jérôme Etienne | Zendy; Loïc de Pontual | Zendy

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Sudden death caused by Staphylococcus aureus carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene in a young girl

Author(s) -

Thanh Van Trieu,

J. Gaudelus,

Sophie Lefèvre,

Anne-Marie Teychene,

I. Poîlane,

A. Colig,

Jérôme Etienne,

Loïc de Pontual

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

bmj case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231

H-Index - 26

ISSN - 1757-790X

DOI - 10.1136/bcr.02.2009.1542

Subject(s) - leukocidin , panton–valentine leukocidin , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , pneumonia , microbiology and biotechnology , girl , immunology , virology , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria , genetics

Staphylococcus aureus carrying the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene could be the source of both recurrent furunculosis or abscesses and severe infections, mainly necrotising pneumonia. We present the case of a young girl from consanguineous parents who died suddenly. The postmortem examination revealed necrotising pneumonia due to a PVL producing Staphylococcus aureus strain, raising the question of the role of the host's immune status in this infection.

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