Transmission of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus between patients with cystic fibrosis. Academic Article

abstract

• Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus is an emerging pathogen world-wide, causing necrotizing lung infections in otherwise healthy individuals. We describe 2 episodes of patient-to-patient transmission of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing S. aureus, resulting in acute, life-threatening pulmonary complications in patients with cystic fibrosis. Appropriate infection control measures may be warranted to prevent similar episodes.

authors

• Cannon, Carolyn

published proceedings

• J Pediatr

author list (cited authors)

• Elizur, A., Orscheln, R. C., Ferkol, T. W., Dunne, W. M., Storch, G. A., & Cannon, C. L.

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

• Elizur, Arnon||Orscheln, Rachel C||Ferkol, Thomas W||Dunne, W Michael||Storch, Gregory A||Cannon, Carolyn L

publication date

• July 2007

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS  Journal

keywords

• Anti-Bacterial Agents
• Bacterial Toxins
• Child, Preschool
• Contact Tracing
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Disease Transmission, Infectious
• Exotoxins
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Infant
• Leukocidins
• Male
• Methicillin Resistance
• Pneumonia, Bacterial
• Risk Assessment
• Severity Of Illness Index
• Siblings
• Staphylococcal Infections
• Staphylococcus Aureus
• Treatment Outcome

PubMed Central ID

• 17586197

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.016

start page

• 90

end page

• 92

volume

• 151

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.04.016