title: DNA typing of cytological samples for retrospective identification of an early case of Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
abstract: This paper describes a fatal case of culture-confirmed, community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia in an 8-month-old child in Hong Kong in 2001. Stored cytological materials prepared from the pleural fluid were retrieved for molecular analysis. The result indicates the presence of a Panton-Valentine leucocidin-positive, spa type 019 MRSA.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Microbiology, Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. plho@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Eileen L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000235:genetics*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005098:Exotoxins / Q000235:genetics*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007956:Leukocidins / Q000235:genetics*; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D005098:Exotoxins; D007956:Leukocidins; C078284:Panton-Valentine leukocidin