Bai B, Wang H, Li M, Ma X, Zheng J, Deng Q, Yu Z. Two Cases of Influenza B Virus-Related Fatal Fulminant Pneumonia Complicated With
Staphylococcus aureus Infection in China Diagnosed Using Next-Generation Sequencing (2018).
Front Public Health 2020;
8:121. [PMID:
32351925 PMCID:
PMC7175880 DOI:
10.3389/fpubh.2020.00121]
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Abstract
Two rare cases of Chinese female patients with influenza B virus infection complicated with both fulminant pneumonia and septicemia caused by Panton–Valentine leukocidin(PVL) positive methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MASS) were reported for the first time in China through next-generation sequencing (NGS). An increasing body of evidence indicates that co-infection with influenza B virus and bacterial pneumonia is often fatal. Rapid and precise identification of the co-infection bacteria can guide the selection of treatment for patients with influenza virus infection in the clinical setting. In this study, next-generation sequencing (NGS) was applied for the rapid diagnosis of these two cases. Despite the unfavorable survival outcome of these patients, the application of next-generation sequencing showed promise as a diagnostic tool for the rapid diagnosis of unknown pathogens in patients with bacterial pneumonia and sepsis. This method can guide the administration of medications in such patients.
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