Pleuropulmonary complications of PVL-positive Staphylococcus aureus infection in children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1372-1375

  Thomas, Biju ^a   Pugalenthi, Arun ^a   Chilvers, Mark ^b  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Necrotizing pneumonia; Panton Valentine leukocidin; Pleuropulmonary complications; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMON COLD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COUGHING; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DYSPNEA; EMPYEMA; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FASCIOTOMY; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FEVER; FLUOROSCOPY; HEMOFILTRATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG COMPLICATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMATOCELE; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ABSCESS; TACHYPNEA; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EXOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN; PLEURAL DISEASES; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 68249110081     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01293.x     Document Type: Article

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