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Multiple brain abscesses in a premature infant: complication of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis
Author(s) -
Regev RH,
Dolfin TZ,
Zamir C
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13702.x
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , sepsis , complication , brain abscess , staphylococcal infections , premature newborn , micrococcaceae , abscess , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , surgery , bacteria , genetics , biology
eport a premature infant with Staphylococcus aureus sepsis, most probably originating from an infected peripheral iv site, and complicated by multiple brain abscesses. Diagnosis was made by cranial ultrasonography and computed tomography. Since systemic antibiotic treatment failed, surgical drainage was performed. The same organism that caused the initial sepsis grew from the pyogenic material obtained. The child is currently severely handicapped.