Disseminated sepsis due to a Panton-Valentine leukocidin producing strain of community acquired meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and use of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy [1]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 201-

  Hampson, F G ^a   Hancock, S W ^b   Primhak, R A ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEUKOCIDIN; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; RIFAMPICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR; BACTERIAL TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; PANTON-VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SYMPTOM; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; METABOLISM; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS, INTRAVENOUS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33644828738     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.075028     Document Type: Letter

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