Retrospective study of pneumonia due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus in Reunion

Postpandemic Influenza Mortality of Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation–Treated Patients in Reunion Island: A Retrospective Single Center Study

“…Indeed, Reunion is an emergent area of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus. 14 A second group of late deaths was related to lung fibrosis. Early corticotherapy is not indicated for influenza patients 15 and corticotherapy in ARDS still lacks the support of rigorous evidence.…”

SARS-CoV-2 with Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus healthcare-associated pneumonia in the Indian Ocean

“…An epidemiological study by Vanhecke et al. examined all 16 patients who were hospitalized in Reunion Island between 2014 and 2017 for necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-producing S. aureus (with only one strain being resistant to methicillin) [ 5 ]. Of the 16 patients, 14 (87.5%) received intensive care and 6 (37.5%) evolved to death [ 5 ].…”

“…Of the 16 patients, 14 (87.5%) received intensive care and 6 (37.5%) evolved to death [ 5 ]. Leukopenia was observed in only 19% of patients [ 5 ], despite the fact that it is described has a classic marker of necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-producing S. aureus [ 6 ]. In line with this finding, the two patients described here did not present with leukopenia.…”

“…Here we report the first two cases of PVL-producing S. aureus healthcare-associated pneumonia in patients hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in the Indian Ocean region. An epidemiological study by Vanhecke et al examined all 16 patients who were hospitalized in Reunion Island between 2014 and 2017 for necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-producing S. aureus (with only one strain being resistant to methicillin) [5]. Of the 16 patients, 14 (87.5%) received intensive care and 6 (37.5%) evolved to death [5].…”

“…An epidemiological study by Vanhecke et al examined all 16 patients who were hospitalized in Reunion Island between 2014 and 2017 for necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-producing S. aureus (with only one strain being resistant to methicillin) [5]. Of the 16 patients, 14 (87.5%) received intensive care and 6 (37.5%) evolved to death [5]. Leukopenia was observed in only 19% of patients [5], despite the fact that it is described has a classic marker of necrotizing pneumonia caused by PVL-producing S. aureus [6].…”