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Community‐acquired methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus causes severe disseminated infection and deep venous thrombosis in children: Literature review and recommendations for management
Author(s) -
Nourse Clare,
Starr Mike,
Munckhof Wendy
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01153.x
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , pneumonia , venous thrombosis , empiric therapy , intensive care medicine , osteomyelitis , empiric treatment , thrombosis , staphylococcal infections , antibiotics , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , genetics , alternative medicine , bacteria , biology
Community‐acquired methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA‐MRSA) infection in children is increasingly common and can be associated with dissemination and life‐threatening complications. Empiric therapy for presumed severe Staphylococcus aureus infection should be reviewed. Four children with severe invasive CA‐MRSA infection causing osteomyelitis and pneumonia complicated by pulmonary embolus and deep venous thrombosis are described. The literature is reviewed and recommendations for management are provided.