Small colony variant Staphylococcus aureus multiorgan infection

被引：8
作者：
Agarwal, Hemant
Verrall, Rosemary
Singh, Sudha P.
Tang, Yi-Wei
Wilson, Gregory
机构：
[1] Vanderbilt Univ Sch Med, Div Pediat Crit Care, Nashville, TN USA
[2] Vanderbilt Univ Sch Med, Dept Med, Nashville, TN USA
[3] Vanderbilt Univ Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Nashville, TN USA
[4] Vanderbilt Univ Sch Med, Div Pediat Radiol, Nashville, TN USA
[5] Vanderbilt Univ Sch Med, Div Pediat Infect Dis, Nashville, TN USA
来源：
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL | 2007年 / 26卷 / 03期
关键词：
Staphylococcus aureus; small colony variant Staphylococcus aureus; pyomyositis; acute acalculous cholecystitis; spinal epidural abscess;
D O I：
10.1097/01.inf.0000256749.29244.67
中图分类号：
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号：
100102 ;
摘要：
Small colony variant Staphylococcus aureus colonies are identified in persistent or relapsing S. aureus infections after prolonged antibiotic therapy. An unusual case of multiorgan infection in the absence of prolonged antibiotic therapy in a pediatric patient is reported.
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页码：269 / 271
页数：3
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