Invasive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection causing bacteremia and osteomyelitis simultaneously in two Saudi siblings

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-135

  Cherian, Mathew P ^a  

^a DHAHRAN HEALTH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Community acquired; Deep venous thrombosis; MRSA; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; HEPARIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LEG SWELLING; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 45449090995     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556970     Document Type: Article

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