Community-acquired pneumonia due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in an HIV-2-infected patient

Int J STD AIDS. 2011 Oct;22(10):610-2. doi: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009372.

Abstract

Pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus is associated with a high fatality rate. There have been few reported cases in HIV-1-co-infected patients. Here we report a fatal case of severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing S. aureus in a 45-year-old woman with HIV-2 infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / epidemiology
  • AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
  • Bacterial Toxins / biosynthesis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • Exotoxins / biosynthesis*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gambia
  • HIV Infections / complications*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-2*
  • Humans
  • Leukocidins / biosynthesis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / metabolism
  • Staphylococcus aureus / pathogenicity*

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin