Molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus and influenza virus coinfections in patients with fatal Pneumonia

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Dec;51(12):4223-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02503-13. Epub 2013 Sep 25.

Abstract

Molecular techniques were used to characterize genetic features of Staphylococcus aureus in 66 fatal cases of pneumonia caused by S. aureus and influenza A or B viruses. Nucleic acids were extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues. The majority of cases revealed genetic markers for Panton-Valentine leukocidin, mecA, and spa type t008.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Bacterial Toxins / genetics
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coinfection / microbiology*
  • Coinfection / virology*
  • Exotoxins / genetics
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Influenza, Human / complications*
  • Influenza, Human / virology
  • Leukocidins / genetics
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Orthomyxoviridae / genetics
  • Orthomyxoviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Protein A / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / genetics
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Exotoxins
  • Leukocidins
  • Panton-Valentine leukocidin
  • Penicillin-Binding Proteins
  • Staphylococcal Protein A
  • mecA protein, Staphylococcus aureus