[Severe community acquired pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus in children. About two cases].
The staphylococcal pneumonia is the prerogative of the infant but rare cases were observed in the childhood. We report the observation of two children aged respectively of six years and three years and a half having presented a particular form of severe staphylococcal pneumonia apart from any context of immunodepression. The identification of the particular strains producing toxins Like the Panton and Valentine leukocidin constitutes the first stage of the comprehension of this atypical form of pneumonia. Through these observations and with a review of literature we underline the specific clinical and biological aspects of this form.
Bedoui
Abir
A
Service De Pediatrie, CHU Tahar Sjar, Mahdia, Tunisie.
Braham
Mounira
M
Mahjoub
Bahri
B
Ayadi
Abdelkarim
A
Ben Homouda
Hechmi
H
Boussoffara
Raoudha
R
Ali Lachtar
M
M
Methlouthi
Jihene
J
Abid
Faouzi
F
Sfar
M Taher
MT
D000583:Amikacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005578:Fosfomycin; D000583:Amikacin; D002439:Cefotaxime