Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Peritonitis due to Hematogenous Dissemination from Central Venous Catheter in a Maintenance Dialysis Patient

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Peritonitis due to Hematogenous Dissemination from Central Venous Catheter in a Maintenance Dialysis Patient

Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive bacterium commonly associated with severe infections in hospitalized patients. S. aureus produces many virulence factors leading to local and distant pathological processes. Invasiveness of S. aureus generally induces metastatic infections such as bacteremia,...

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Main Authors: Gaetano Alfano, Monica Frisina, Niccolò Morisi, Elisabetta Ascione, Francesco Fontana, Giacomo Mori, Caterina Cerami, Francesco Serra, Francesca Cabry, Decenzio Bonucchi, Roberta Gelmini, Giovanni Guaraldi, Riccardo Magistroni, Gianni Cappelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-09-01
Series:Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis
Subjects:
staphylococcus aureus
peritonitis
catheter
dialysis
infection
mrsa
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/517143

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