Abstract
We report a case of community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. The causative organism was positive for the toxin Panton-Valentine Leukocidin. This resulted in a severe pneumonia requiring a prolonged stay on our intensive care unit. This infection is becoming more common in the United Kingdom. It can cause a far more aggressive illness than the hospital acquired infection with a high mortality if it becomes an invasive infection. The Department of Health has recently produced interim guidelines for its treatment which we have also reviewed.
MeSH terms
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Bacterial Toxins / analysis*
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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Community-Acquired Infections / therapy
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Exotoxins / analysis*
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Female
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Humans
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Leukocidins / analysis*
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Methicillin Resistance*
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Middle Aged
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / therapy
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / transmission
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Prognosis
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Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
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Staphylococcal Infections / therapy
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Staphylococcal Infections / transmission
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Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
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Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
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Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism*
Substances
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Bacterial Toxins
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Exotoxins
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Leukocidins
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Panton-Valentine leukocidin