<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The first case in Latvia of Panton - Valentine leukocidin (PVL) positive methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) pneumonia in an adolescent with novel influenza A H1N1 is described. A 15 year old boy was admitted to intensive care suffering from severe respiratory failure with bilateral necrotic pneumonia. The presence of influenza A H1N1 was confirmed by PCR. Invasive S. aureus was spa type t435 and Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene positive. He received therapy with ceftriaxone, oxacillin, clindamycin and oseltamivir phosphate and underwent two chest operations. He was discharged after 58 days in hospital.</p></abstract>

The first case in Latvia of Panton - Valentine leukocidin (PVL) positive methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) pneumonia in an adolescent with novel influenza A H1N1 is described. A 15 year old boy was admitted to intensive care suffering from severe respiratory failure with bilateral necrotic pneumonia. The presence of influenza A H1N1 was confirmed by PCR. Invasive S. aureus was spa type t435 and Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene positive. He received therapy with ceftriaxone, oxacillin, clindamycin and oseltamivir phosphate and underwent two chest operations. He was discharged after 58 days in hospital.

Methicillin Susceptible Panton - Valentine Leukocidin Positive <italic>S. Aureus</italic> Pneumonia in a Child with Novel Influenza H1N1 Infection

Children's Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia

Department of Paediatrics, Riga Stradins University, Latvia

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis

Methicillin Susceptible Panton - Valentine Leukocidin Positive  Pneumonia in a Child with Novel Influenza H1N1 Infection

The first case in Latvia of Panton - Valentine leukocidin (PVL) positive methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) pneumonia in an adolescent with...

Methicillin Susceptible Panton - Valentine Leukocidin Positive S. Aureus Pneumonia in a Child with Novel Influenza H1N1 Infection

Published Online: Apr 07, 2011

Page range: 127 - 130

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10163-011-0027-8

Keywords
H1N1, S. aureus, PVL, MSSA

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