Atypical Pneumonia Linked to Community-Acquired Staphylococcus aureus Cross-Transmission in the Nursery

作者：Filleron Anne^*; Lotthe Anne; Jourdes Emilie; Jeziorski Eric; Prodhomme Olivier; Didelot Marie Nolle; Parer Sylvie; Marchandin Helene; Cambonie Gilles

来源：Neonatology, 2013, 104(2): 156-160.

DOI：10.1159/000351019

• Newborn infant
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Panton-Valentine leukocidin
• Cross contamination
• Pneumonia

We report the observation of a necrotizing pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus harboring the Panton-Valentine leukocidin-encoding gene in a previously healthy neonate, with favorable clinical outcome in spite of extensive radiologic lesions. The case was linked to a cluster of 3 neonates colonized by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing, methicillin-resistant S. aureus through cross-transmission in the nursery, underlining the need to comply with standard infection control precautions in the maternity ward.

• 出版日期2013