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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2021; 10(5): 301-309
Published online Sep 9, 2021. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i5.301
Published online Sep 9, 2021. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v10.i5.301
Figure 2 Emergency therapeutic and diagnostic bronchoscopy was performed in Adult Intensive Care Units.
A: Bronchoscopic appearances of carina. Samples taken with bronchoalveolar lavage confirmed as Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and influenza A/H3N2; B: Blood agar plate showing colony forming units of S. aureus from bronchial alveolar lavage performed in Adult Intensive Care Units, subsequently identified as PVL producing S. aureus from Public Health England reference laboratory using whole genome sequencing.
- Citation: Cuddihy J, Patel S, Mughal N, Lockie C, Trimlett R, Ledot S, Cheshire N, Desai A, Singh S. Near-fatal Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia, shock and complicated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cannulation: A case report. World J Crit Care Med 2021; 10(5): 301-309
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3141/full/v10/i5/301.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5492/wjccm.v10.i5.301