Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit
Introduction: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection is an increasing problem worldwide. In developing countries, there is little data on CA-MRSA infection in children. This study reviewed the clinical features and outcomes of children admitted in a Tun...
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| author | Khaled Menif Asma Bouziri Ammar Khaldi Asma Hamdi Sarra Belhadj Aida Borgi Zahra Fitouri Najla Ben Jaballah |
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Introduction: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection is an increasing problem worldwide. In developing countries, there is little data on CA-MRSA infection in children. This study reviewed the clinical features and outcomes of children admitted in a Tunisian pediatric intensive care unit with severe CA-MRSA infections.
Methodology: Retrospective chart review of patients coded for CA-MRSA over 10 years.
Results: There were 14 (0.32% of all admissions) patients identified with severe CA-MRSA infections. The median age was three months (range, 0.5-156 months). All patients had pulmonary involvement. Six children (42.8%) developed septic shock. Two (14.3%) patients had multifocal infection with deep venous thrombosis. Two (14.3%) patients died.
Conclusions: Severe CA-MRSA pneumonia dominated presentation. The mortality of CA-MRSA infection in our series is lower than that previously reported.
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| spelling | doaj-art-31197fde5ec54aa5937fd808e4029ed72025-08-20T02:14:10ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802011-07-0150810.3855/jidc.1565Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unitKhaled Menif0Asma Bouziri1Ammar Khaldi2Asma Hamdi3Sarra Belhadj4Aida Borgi5Zahra Fitouri6Najla Ben Jaballah7Pediatric intensive care unit, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaPediatric intensive care unit, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaPediatric intensive care unit, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaPediatric intensive care unit, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaPediatric intensive care unit, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaPediatric intensive care unit, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaPediatric intensive care unit, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, TunisiaPediatric intensive care unit, Children’s Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia Introduction: Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infection is an increasing problem worldwide. In developing countries, there is little data on CA-MRSA infection in children. This study reviewed the clinical features and outcomes of children admitted in a Tunisian pediatric intensive care unit with severe CA-MRSA infections. Methodology: Retrospective chart review of patients coded for CA-MRSA over 10 years. Results: There were 14 (0.32% of all admissions) patients identified with severe CA-MRSA infections. The median age was three months (range, 0.5-156 months). All patients had pulmonary involvement. Six children (42.8%) developed septic shock. Two (14.3%) patients had multifocal infection with deep venous thrombosis. Two (14.3%) patients died. Conclusions: Severe CA-MRSA pneumonia dominated presentation. The mortality of CA-MRSA infection in our series is lower than that previously reported. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1565methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureussevere sepsispediatric intensive care unitnecrotizing pneumonia |
| spellingShingle | Khaled Menif Asma Bouziri Ammar Khaldi Asma Hamdi Sarra Belhadj Aida Borgi Zahra Fitouri Najla Ben Jaballah Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit Journal of Infection in Developing Countries methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus severe sepsis pediatric intensive care unit necrotizing pneumonia |
| title | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit |
| title_full | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit |
| title_fullStr | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit |
| title_short | Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit |
| title_sort | community associated methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections in a pediatric intensive care unit |
| topic | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus severe sepsis pediatric intensive care unit necrotizing pneumonia |
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