Panton-Valentine Leukocidin–Secreting Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia Complicating COVID-19

Abstract

Necrotizing pneumonia induced by Panton-Valentine leukocidin–secreting Staphylococcus aureus is a rare but life-threatening infection that has been described in patients after they had influenza. We report a fatal case of this superinfection in a young adult who had coronavirus disease.

Keywords

• coronavirus disease
• COVID-19
• necrotizing pneumonia
• Panton-Valentine leukocidin
• severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
• SARS-CoV-2