Necrotising pneumonia following influenza due to PVL-negative Staphylococcus aureus in a 64-year-old...
Necrotising pneumonia following influenza due to PVL-negative Staphylococcus aureus in a 64-year-old woman
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England: BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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English
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The role of PVL is well described in the pathogenesis of S. aureus necrotising pneumonia, especially in case of influenza coinfection. 1 Some cases have been reported of clinical isolates producing both PVL and TSST-1, responsible for fatal S. aureus haemorrhagic pneumonia, but the implication of superantigenic toxins (TSST-1 and/or enterotoxins) i...
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Necrotising pneumonia following influenza due to PVL-negative Staphylococcus aureus in a 64-year-old woman
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5665336
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5665336
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1757-790X
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1757-790X
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10.1136/bcr-2017-222542
