The challenge of diagnosing and treating Staphylococcus aureus invasive infections in a resource-limited sub-Saharan Africa setting: A case report

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 397-402

  Rovira, Gemma ^a   Cooke, Elisa F ^b   Mucavele, Helio ^c   Sitoe, Antonio ^c   Madrid, Lola ^c,d   Nhampossa, Tacilta ^c,e   Garrine, Marcelino ^c   Massora, Sergio ^c   Cossa, Anelsio ^c   Mandomando, Inacio ^c,e   Bassat, Quique ^c,d  

^a HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c Manhiça Health Research Center   (Mozambique)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Community acquired infections; Necrotizing pneumonia; Panton Valentine leukocidin; Staphylococcus aureus; Sub Saharan Africa; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; BACTERIAL TOXIN; EXOTOXIN; LEUKOCIDIN; PANTON-VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ALPHA HEMOLYSIN GENE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BETA HAEMOLYSIN GENE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMMUNITYACQUIRED METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; GENE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG AUSCULTATION; MALE; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NECROTIZING PNEUMONIA; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; PERICARDITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CHILD; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERICARDITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84944029234     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: 14653664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmv045     Document Type: Article

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