Necrotizing haemorrhagic pneumonia proves fatal in an immunocompetent child due to Panton-Valentine Leucocidin, toxic shock syndrome toxins 1 and 2 and enterotoxin C-producing Staphylococcus aureus

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 985-987

  Mushtaq, Farah ^a   Hildrew, Sandra ^a   Okugbeni, Gabriel ^a   Ellis, Richard W ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITALS SUNDERLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA); Panton Valentine leucocidin (PVL); Staphylococcal enterotoxin C (SEC); Staphylococcus aureus; Toxic shock syndrome toxins (TSST)

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BICARBONATE; CEFOTAXIME; DROTRECOGIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; NORADRENALIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; SALBUTAMOL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ENTEROTOXIN C; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NECROTIZING HAEMORRHAGIC PNEUMONIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENTEROTOXINS; EXOTOXINS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROSIS; PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCAL; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERANTIGENS;

EID: 44849094507     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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