Community-acquired disseminated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: case report and clinical implications.
Ann Trop Paediatr
; 25(1): 53-7, 2005 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-15814050
ABSTRACT
A 6-year-old girl with community-acquired disseminated infection caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is described. She had sepsis, meningo-encephalitis, pyomyositis, osteomyelitis, pericarditis and pulmonary embolisation caused by a multi-resistant strain of MRSA. Vancomycin is not routinely recommended as the first-line antimicrobial agent for suspected Staphylococcus aureus infection; however, it should be considered pending susceptibility results in patients presenting with severe sepsis in areas where the prevalence of MRSA is high.
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Assunto principal:
Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Resistência a Meticilina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Trop Paediatr
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan