[Hantavirus infection associated to a staphylococcal sepsis. Report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2010 Mar;138(3):338-40. Epub 2010 May 19.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a previously healthy 36-year-old mole who developed a pulmonary syndrome caused by Hantavirus infection. He was admitted to an intensive care unit in shock and respiratory failure and died four hours after admission. Blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. This patient could be an index case that shows, for the first time, an association of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome with Staphylococcus aureus infection similar to what happens with other viruses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / complications*
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sepsis / microbiology*
  • Sepsis / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
  • Staphylococcus aureus*