Recognition and treatment of neonatal community-associated MRSA pneumonia and bacteremia

Autor: Gerri S. Hall, Nazha Abughali, Marion J. Tuohy, Deepak Kumar, Mary L. Kumar, Stephanie Yee-Guardino
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Pediatric Pulmonology. 43:203-205
ISSN: 8755-6863
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20743
Popis: Community-associated strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) have recently emerged as a major cause of serious infections among older children and are now being seen in NICU patients. We present the case of a preterm infant with CA-MRSA necrotizing pneumonia and secondary bacteremia.
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