[Fatal Panton-Valentine leukocidine-associated Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia]

Abstract

Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia is an unusual cause of community-acquired pneumonia associated with a high fatality rate. The specificities of its presentation must be known by the critical care doctor, in order to quickly make the diagnosis and start the right antibiotics and discuss adjunctive therapy with intravenous immunoglobin. Moreover, the management of close contacts (household and healthcare workers) of patient with such a pneumonia is not well-known. The present case report underlines the clinical presentation of this pneumonia, the specificities of its treatment, and specifies the management of close contacts.

Keywords: Cas contact; Contacts; Dépistage; Leucocidine de Panton-Valentine; Panton-Valentine leukocidin; Pneumonia; Pneumonie; Screening; Staphylococcus.