Toxic shock syndrome caused by hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a patient with pancytopenia.
Crit Care Resusc
; 12(1): 50-2, 2010 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-20196714
Toxic shock syndrome is an uncommon condition in patients with neutropenia. We describe a 44-year-old man who developed toxic shock syndrome caused by hospitalacquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus while pancytopenic after chemotherapy. He died of multiorgan failure despite high-level intensive care support and treatment with appropriate antibiotics and intravenous immunoglobulin. This case illustrates the need for a high index of suspicion for toxic shock syndrome in patients with febrile neutropenia, and also highlights the lack of highquality evidence for the various treatment modalities used in this syndrome.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Shock, Septic
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Staphylococcal Infections
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Cross Infection
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Crit Care Resusc
Journal subject:
TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Year:
2010
Document type:
Article
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