International journal of STD & AIDS

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• Int J STD AIDS · Oct 2011

  Case Reports

  Community-acquired pneumonia due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in an HIV-2-infected patient.

  Pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus is associated with a high fatality rate. There have been few reported cases in HIV-1-co-infected patients. Here we report a fatal case of severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing S. aureus in a 45-year-old woman with HIV-2 infection.

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