Open AccessA Case of Community-Onset Meningitis Caused by Hospital Methicillin-Resistant<i> Staphylococcus aureus</i> Successfully Treated with Linezolid and Rifampicin
Author(s) -
M. Al Kandari,
Wafaa Jamal,
Edet E. Udo,
Amir El Sayed,
Suhail Al Shammri,
V.O. Rotimi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
medical principles and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1423-0151
pISSN - 1011-7571
DOI - 10.1159/000285301
Subject(s) - medicine , linezolid , sccmec , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , meningitis , lumbar puncture , rifampicin , staphylococcus aureus , surgery , pediatrics , vancomycin , cerebrospinal fluid , tuberculosis , pathology , biology , bacteria , genetics
To report a relatively rare presentation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) meningitis in a previously healthy boy in Kuwait.
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