tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
BMC Pediatr
. 2025 Dec 24.
doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-06410-0. Online ahead of print. Pediatric necrotizing pneumonia caused by mixed infection with influenza A virus and Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: case report and literature review
Yuanyuan Chen[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yuqi Wang[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Xiaofen Tao[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Mingming Zhou[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yuanjian Sheng[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Dehua Yang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yingshuo Wang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yunlian Zhou[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP]
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Background: Mixed infection with influenza A virus (IAV) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a serious concern in children. S. aureus, particularly Panton-Valentine Leucocidin (PVL)-producing strains, is a known cause of severe, necrotizing complications. We reported three cases of severe necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-positive S. aureus and IAV infection from March to April in 2023.
Case presentation: Three previously healthy children presented with acute onset of high fever and dyspnea following IAV infection. Microbiological workup confirmed mixed infection with PVL-positive S. aureus (two methicillin-resistant, one methicillin-sensitive). Radiographic findings included necrotizing pneumonia, atelectasis and pleural effusion in all patients. All three developed necrotizing laryngotracheobronchitis, and one case was complicated by plastic bronchitis. All required intensive care unit admission, with two needing mechanical ventilation. The mainstay of successful management involved a combination of oseltamivir, linezolid, glucocorticoids, therapeutic bronchoscopy, and closed thoracic drainage.
Conclusion: This study firstly documented successful treatment of three cases of severe necrotizing laryngotracheobronchitis and necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-positive S. aureus and IAV infection. Clinicians should raise awareness of this mixed infection in children with sudden clinical worsening after influenza to provide timely and effective treatment to decrease mortality.
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Case report; Influenza a virus; Mixed infection; Pediatric necrotizing pneumonia.
. 2025 Dec 24.
doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-06410-0. Online ahead of print. Pediatric necrotizing pneumonia caused by mixed infection with influenza A virus and Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: case report and literature review
Yuanyuan Chen[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yuqi Wang[SUP] #[/SUP][SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Xiaofen Tao[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Mingming Zhou[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yuanjian Sheng[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Dehua Yang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yingshuo Wang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yunlian Zhou[SUP] 3 4 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 41436991
- DOI: 10.1186/s12887-025-06410-0
Background: Mixed infection with influenza A virus (IAV) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a serious concern in children. S. aureus, particularly Panton-Valentine Leucocidin (PVL)-producing strains, is a known cause of severe, necrotizing complications. We reported three cases of severe necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-positive S. aureus and IAV infection from March to April in 2023.
Case presentation: Three previously healthy children presented with acute onset of high fever and dyspnea following IAV infection. Microbiological workup confirmed mixed infection with PVL-positive S. aureus (two methicillin-resistant, one methicillin-sensitive). Radiographic findings included necrotizing pneumonia, atelectasis and pleural effusion in all patients. All three developed necrotizing laryngotracheobronchitis, and one case was complicated by plastic bronchitis. All required intensive care unit admission, with two needing mechanical ventilation. The mainstay of successful management involved a combination of oseltamivir, linezolid, glucocorticoids, therapeutic bronchoscopy, and closed thoracic drainage.
Conclusion: This study firstly documented successful treatment of three cases of severe necrotizing laryngotracheobronchitis and necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-positive S. aureus and IAV infection. Clinicians should raise awareness of this mixed infection in children with sudden clinical worsening after influenza to provide timely and effective treatment to decrease mortality.
Keywords: Staphylococcus aureus; Case report; Influenza a virus; Mixed infection; Pediatric necrotizing pneumonia.