Necrotizing pneumonia in children: report of 41 cases between 2006 and 2011 in a French tertiary care center

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Oct;32(10):1146-9. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31829be1bb.

Abstract

Forty-one children hospitalized for necrotizing pneumonia were retrospectively analyzed. Necrotizing pneumonia represented 0.8% of community-acquired pneumonia and 6% of hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia. The chest radiograph revealed necrosis on admission in onethird of cases. Twenty-one cases (51%) were documented, including 13 Staphylococcus aureus, all Panton-Valentine leukocidin positive, 7 Streptococcus pneumoniae and 1 Fusobacterium nucleatum.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Community-Acquired Infections / pathology
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Hospitalization
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Necrosis / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / epidemiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / pathology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tertiary Care Centers