Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Secreting Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Complicating COVID-19

oleh: Claire Duployez, Rémi Le Guern, Claire Tinez, Anne-Laure Lejeune, Laurent Robriquet, Sophie Six, Caroline Loïez, Frédéric Wallet

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-08-01

Deskripsi

Necrotizing pneumonia induced by Panton-Valentine leukocidin–secreting Staphylococcus aureus is a rare but life-threatening infection that has been described in patients after they had influenza. We report a fatal case of this superinfection in a young adult who had coronavirus disease.