Renal abscess caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing
Staphylococcus aureus
Panton-Valentine Leukocidin
Renal abscess
Journal
Infectious diseases (London, England)
ISSN: 2374-4243
Titre abrégé: Infect Dis (Lond)
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101650235
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Feb 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
15
12
2020
medline:
1
6
2021
entrez:
14
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Renal abscesses are rare and mainly caused by an ascending infection due to Gram-negative microorganisms. We report the first case of a renal abscess caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing A 20-year-old immunocompetent woman had a 2-month history of left-sided back pain, fever and urinary symptoms. Urinalysis showed leukocyturia (19,000/mm To our knowledge, this is the first report of a renal abscess caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Renal abscesses are rare and mainly caused by an ascending infection due to Gram-negative microorganisms. We report the first case of a renal abscess caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing
CASE PRESENTATION
METHODS
A 20-year-old immunocompetent woman had a 2-month history of left-sided back pain, fever and urinary symptoms. Urinalysis showed leukocyturia (19,000/mm
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, this is the first report of a renal abscess caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing
Identifiants
pubmed: 33307902
doi: 10.1080/23744235.2020.1856920
doi:
Substances chimiques
Bacterial Toxins
0
Exotoxins
0
Leukocidins
0
Panton-Valentine leukocidin
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
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