Necrotising pneumonia caused by Staphylococcus aureus (pvl gene positive). Lethal pneumonia in a 12 year old immunocompetent female;Nekrotisierende pneumonie mit Staphylococcus aureus (pvl-Gen positiv). Letal verlaufende pneumonie bei einem 12-jährigen immunkompetenten mädchen

Monatsschrift fur Kinderheilkunde

Volumn 155, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Hornig Franz I ^a,d   Kahl, B C ^b   Tebbe, W ^a   Kersting, C ^c   Burger H ^c   Nolte, K ^c   Becker, K ^b   Bulla, M ^a   Debus, O ^a   Rabe, H ^a   Harms, E ^a  

^a Klinik und Poliklinik fur Kinder und Jugendmedizin   (Germany)

^b Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Community acquired; Immunocompetent; Panton Valentine leukocidine; Pneumonia; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAIN DEATH; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LETHALITY; LEUKOPENIA; LUNG INFILTRATE; NECROTISING PNEUMONIA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 33947301132     PISSN: 00269298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00112-005-1105-6     Document Type: Article

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