The first report in Brazil of severe infection caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA)

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 756-760

  Rozenbaum, R ^a,b   Sampaio, M G ^a   Batista, G S ^a   Garibaldi, A M ^a   Terra, G M F ^a   Souza, M J ^a   Vieira, E N ^a   Silva Carvalho, M C ^c   Teixeira, L A ^d   Figueiredo, A M S ^c  

^a HOSPITAL DOS SERVIDORES DO ESTADO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL SAMARITANO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; CA MRSA; MRSA; PVL; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ANKLE INJURY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CATHETERS AND TUBES; CELLULITIS; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISK DIFFUSION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FURUNCULOSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIMB PAIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NEPHROTOXICITY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN ABSCESS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70349511924     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009005000007     Document Type: Article

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