Invasive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection in children: case series and literature review

The majority of CA-MRSA infections present as skin and soft tissue infections such as abscesses or cellulitis. However, CA-MRSA can cause invasive infections such as joint infections, necrotizing pneumonia or septicemia. Here we describe five cases with CA-MRSA bacteremia complicated with osteoartic...

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Main Authors: Omar Alzomor, Tariq Alfawaz, Dayel Alshahrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352646717300595