Abstract
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was initially described as a typical microorganism acquired in nosocomial infections. However, over recent years, community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has been a cause of skin and soft-tissue infections. Serious infections such as pneumonia and sepsis can also occur. This report describes a case of sepsis in a child that was complicated by pneumonia secondary to soft tissue lesions that were due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in southern Brazil. The patient was attended at the Emergency Unit with a history of injury caused by lower-limb trauma that evolved to cellulitis, pneumonia and sepsis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Child
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Clindamycin / therapeutic use
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Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
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Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
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Gentamicins / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Male
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / complications
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Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / drug therapy
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Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / microbiology*
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Sepsis / complications
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Sepsis / drug therapy
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Sepsis / microbiology*
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / complications
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / drug therapy
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Staphylococcal Skin Infections / microbiology*
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Gentamicins
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Clindamycin