Community-acquired necrotising pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leucocidin-producing methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Author:
Chee Loon LEONG
1
;
Norazah AHMAD
;
Azureen AZMEL
;
Rakesh LINGAM
Author Information
1. Medical Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur
- Publication Type:Case report
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2017;72(6):378-379
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 61-year-old male presented with community-onsetpneumonia not responding to treatment despite givenappropriate antibiotics. Computed tomography scan of thethorax showed large multiloculated pleural effusion withmultiple cavitating foci within collapsed segments; lesionswhich were suggestive of necrotising pneumonia. Drainageof the effusion and culture revealed methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus, which had the same antibioticprofile with the blood isolate and PVL gene positive.
