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CASE REPORT

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes: A lethal cause of pneumonia in an adult immunocompetent patient

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Pages 466-469 | Received 01 Sep 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Necrotizing pneumonia and fatal septic shock were caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive, community-acquired, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in a previously healthy, 61-y-old female. This patient did not belong to any high-risk group (e.g. homosexuals, military recruits, sports team members, etc.). CA-MRSA infection should be suspected in any adult with severe pneumonia/sepsis.

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