Necrotizing pneumonia in an adult due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin;Pneumonie nécrosante à Staphylococcus aureus communautaire résistant à la méticilline et producteur de leucocidine de Panton-Valentine chez un adulte

Reanimation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 256-258

  Descloux, E ^a   Mohammedi, I ^a,b   Gillet, Y ^a,b   Francois B ^c   Etienne, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Community acquired Staphylococcus aureus; Necrotizing pneumonia; Panton Valentine Leukocidin

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CASE REPORT; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECROTIZING PNEUMONIA; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

EID: 34249292260     PISSN: 16240693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reaurg.2007.02.019     Document Type: Article

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