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Published on: February 23, 2014
Atypical pneumonia linked to community-acquired staphylococcus aureus cross-transmission in the nursery
Anne Filleron1, Anne Lotthé, Emilie Jourdes
1Department of Pediatric Emergency and Post Emergency, University Hospital of Montpellier, Montpellier, France. a-filleron@chu-montpellier.fr
Abstract:
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.
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