A rare case of pyomyositis complicated by compartment syndrome caused by ST30-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type IV methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 537.e3-537.e6

  de Araújo, Bruno Espirito Santo ^a   Borchert, Juliana Milward ^a   Manhães, Paulo Gustavo ^a   Ferreira, Fabienne Antunes ^b   Ramundo, Mariana Severo ^b   Silva Carvalho, Maria Cíceras ^b   Seabra, Antonio Carlos ^a   Victal, Sandra Helena ^a   Sá Figueiredo, Agnes Marie ^b  

^a Central Hospital of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOBUTAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FASCIOTOMY; FEVER; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GENE CASSETTE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIMB INJURY; LIMB PAIN; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 77951907313     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.08.010     Document Type: Article

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