TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal SARS-CoV-2-Associated Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-producing Staphylococcal Bacteremia
T2 - A Nationwide Multicenter Cohort Study
AU - Nygaard, Ulrikka
AU - Petersen, Andreas
AU - Larsen, Anders Rhod
AU - Rytter, Maren Johanne Heilskov
AU - Hartling, Ulla
AU - Kirkby, Nikolai
AU - Hansen, Rikke Nymark
AU - Nielsen, Allan Bybeck
AU - Lundstrøm, Kaare
AU - Holm, Mette
AU - Vissing, Nadja Hawwa
N1 - Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - We reviewed all cases of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) bacteremia in Danish children between 2016 and 2021. We found 2 fatal cases with preceding viral prodrome due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Given the usual benign course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, awareness of possible superinfection with PVL-SA in a child with rapid deterioration is crucial to ensure adequate treatment, including antimicrobial drugs with antitoxin effect.
AB - We reviewed all cases of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) bacteremia in Danish children between 2016 and 2021. We found 2 fatal cases with preceding viral prodrome due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Given the usual benign course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, awareness of possible superinfection with PVL-SA in a child with rapid deterioration is crucial to ensure adequate treatment, including antimicrobial drugs with antitoxin effect.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Bacteremia
KW - Bacterial Toxins/biosynthesis
KW - COVID-19/complications
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Coinfection
KW - Comorbidity
KW - Denmark/epidemiology
KW - Exotoxins/biosynthesis
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Infant
KW - Leukocidins/biosynthesis
KW - Male
KW - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/genetics
KW - Public Health Surveillance
KW - SARS-CoV-2
KW - Severity of Illness Index
KW - Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis
KW - Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects
U2 - 10.1097/INF.0000000000003476
DO - 10.1097/INF.0000000000003476
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35093994
SN - 0891-3668
VL - 41
SP - e142-e145
JO - The Pediatric infectious disease journal
JF - The Pediatric infectious disease journal
IS - 4
ER -