Necrotizing pneumonia caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA).

Staphylococcus aureus harboured by Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is emerging as a serious problem worldwide. There has been an increase in the incidence of necrotizing lung infections in otherwise healthy young people with very high mortality rate associated with these strains. This report documents a confirmed case of necrotizing pneumonia due to methicillin-susceptible S.

Intrathecal colistin for treatment of multidrug resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa after neurosurgical ventriculitis.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts significantly improve the quality of life in patients with acute hydrocephalus. However, infections associated with a CSF shunt constitute a severe complication with high morbidity and mortality. We describe a case of CFS shunt infection cured with intrathecal colistin.