Severe childhood pneumonitis caused by the Queensland strain of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Bradley T. Martin; Pamela Palasanthiran; Iain B. Gosbell; Thelma Barbagiannakos; Emma J. Best; Richard L. Henry

Severe childhood pneumonitis caused by the Queensland strain of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Bradley T. Martin, Pamela Palasanthiran, Iain B. Gosbell, Thelma Barbagiannakos, Emma J. Best, Richard L. Henry

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Abstract

We report a case of severe pneumonia in a previously healthy 3-year-old girl of European background. Non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was isolated from her sputum, and she was treated with intravenous vancomycin, followed by oral rifampicin and fusidic acid.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	249-249
Number of pages	1
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	182
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 2005

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Staphylococcus aureus
pneumonia

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Severe childhood pneumonitis caused by the Queensland strain of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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