An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection

We report an 8-year-old boy who developed high fever and low-back pain. He was diagnosed as having a paravertebral abscess with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection. He received intravenous antibiotics and drainage of the abscess. Afterwards, he developed thrombosis, endocarditis and...

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Main Authors:	Anchalee Wangjirapan, Kritsana Kongthavonsakul, Peninnah Oberdorfer
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Published:	2018
Subjects:	Medicine
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spelling	th-cmuir.6653943832-519562018-09-04T06:12:17Z An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection Anchalee Wangjirapan Kritsana Kongthavonsakul Peninnah Oberdorfer Medicine We report an 8-year-old boy who developed high fever and low-back pain. He was diagnosed as having a paravertebral abscess with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection. He received intravenous antibiotics and drainage of the abscess. Afterwards, he developed thrombosis, endocarditis and empyema thoracis. He received further intravenous antibiotics and proper drainages for his conditions. He eventually recovered well. This case highlights the need for rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment of severe S aureus infection to prevent serious complications. Copyright © 2012 BMJ Publishing Group. 2018-09-04T06:12:17Z 2018-09-04T06:12:17Z 2012-01-01 Journal 1757790X 2-s2.0-84872509996 10.1136/bcr-2012-007398 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84872509996&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/51956
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spellingShingle	Medicine Anchalee Wangjirapan Kritsana Kongthavonsakul Peninnah Oberdorfer An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection
description	We report an 8-year-old boy who developed high fever and low-back pain. He was diagnosed as having a paravertebral abscess with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection. He received intravenous antibiotics and drainage of the abscess. Afterwards, he developed thrombosis, endocarditis and empyema thoracis. He received further intravenous antibiotics and proper drainages for his conditions. He eventually recovered well. This case highlights the need for rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment of severe S aureus infection to prevent serious complications. Copyright © 2012 BMJ Publishing Group.
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author	Anchalee Wangjirapan Kritsana Kongthavonsakul Peninnah Oberdorfer
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title	An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection
title_short	An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection
title_full	An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection
title_fullStr	An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection
title_full_unstemmed	An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection
title_sort	8-year-old boy with severe disseminated staphylococcus aureus infection
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An 8-year-old boy with severe disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection

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