Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive Staphylococcus aureus infection in childhood: a case report
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.57, sa.6, ss.615-617, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 57 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.615-617
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Staphylococcus aureus, Panton-Valentine leukocidin, gluteal abscess, septic pulmonary embolus, LEUCOCIDIN, COMMUNITY, DIAGNOSIS, CHILDREN
- Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.