Open AccessInfección grave por Staphylococcus aureus meticilino sensible productor de leucocidina de Panton-Valentine: reportes de dos casos
Author(s) -
Martín Brizuela,
Guadalupe Pérez,
Silvina Ruvinsky,
Claudia Sarkis,
Romina Romero,
Alejandra Mastroianni,
Lidia Casimir,
María Elena Venuta,
Gómez Bonduele,
Rosa Bologna
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2016.e237
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , panton–valentine leukocidin , leukocidin , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , biology , genetics
Staphylococcus aureus is a major etiologic agent of infections in children from the community and the hospital setting. The severity of these conditions is associated with virulence factors, including the Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Both methicillin resistant and sensitive Staphylococcus aureus produce this leukocidin although with varying frequency. We present two children with severe infection by sensitive Staphylococcus aureus producer of Panton-Valentine leukocidin with musculoskeletal and endovascular complications. It is essential the suspected diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic treatment and early surgical management to improve the approach of these infections. Epidemiological surveillance should be mantained to detect the frequency of infections caused by these bacteria.