A rare case of pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome caused by ST30-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Am J Emerg Med. 2010 May;28(4):537.e3-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.08.010. Epub 2010 Mar 12.

Authors

Bruno Espirito Santo de Araújo¹, Juliana Milward Borchert, Paulo Gustavo Manhães, Fabienne Antunes Ferreira, Mariana Severo Ramundo, Maria Cíceras Silva-Carvalho, Antonio Carlos Seabra, Sandra Helena Victal, Agnes Marie Sá Figueiredo

Affiliation

¹ Centro de Terapia Intensiva Pediátrica e Neonatal, Hospital Central da Polícia Militar do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 20466258
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.08.010

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Child
Compartment Syndromes / complications
Compartment Syndromes / etiology*
Compartment Syndromes / microbiology
Critical Care
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Humans
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus* / drug effects
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Pyomyositis / complications*
Pyomyositis / microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents