Serious postpartum infection due to MRSA in an asymptomatic carrier: Case report and review

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 413-415

  Stumpf, Paul G ^a,b   Flores, Marisol ^a   Murillo, Jeremias ^a  

^a NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CA MRSA; Community acquired methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Infection; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSA; Postpartum; Pregnancy; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; SCREENING TEST; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CARRIER STATE; CESAREAN SECTION; CILASTATIN; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VANCOMYCIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55449099261     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1075032     Document Type: Article

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