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- Title
Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus infection in childhood: a case report.
- Authors
Karlı, Arzu; Belet, Nurşen; Yanık, Keramettin; Köken, Özlem; Kılıç, Mesut; Bilgici, Meltem Ceyhan; Şensoy, Gülnar
- Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of musculoskeletal infections. Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is an exotoxin produced by S. aureus and is an important virulence factor. PVL-positive S. aureus infections have been associated with soft tissue infections and necrotizing pneumonia. In this case report, the clinical course of a 13-year-old boy who was admitted with right hip pain and fever, diagnosed with a gluteal abscess and incidentally discovered multiple cavitary pulmonary lesions, and had a methicillin susceptible and PVL-producing S. aureus (MSSA) extracted from the abscess culture is presented. The related literature is also reviewed.
- Subjects
STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections; BOYS; ABSCESSES; LITERATURE reviews; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES
- Publication
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2015, Vol 57, Issue 6, p615
- ISSN
0041-4301
- Publication type
Case Study