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Scapular Abscess, Septic Emboli, and Deep Vein Thrombosis in a Healthy Child Due to Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Case Report
Pediatric Emergency Care, 10/29/09

Kuhfahl KJ et al. – The authors describe a case of a scapular abscess, osteomyelitis, septic emboli, and occlusive venous thrombosis secondary to community–acquired methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus in an otherwise healthy pediatric patient. Clinicians need to be aware of the severity of the illness that can be caused by community–acquired methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections and complications including venous thrombosis and septic emboli.

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SpectraTM MRSA, A New Chromogenic Agar Medium to Screen for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 11/13/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Should Vascular Surgery Patients Be Screened Preoperatively for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Emergence of multiresistant variants of the community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lineage ST1-SCCmecIV in 2 hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 10/22/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Heterogeneous Vancomycin-Intermediate Susceptibility Phenotype in Bloodstream Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from an International Cohort of Patients with Infective Endocarditis: Prevalence, Genotype, and Clinical Significance
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 80%

Evaluation of Vancomycin and Daptomycin Potency Trends against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Collected in Nine U.S. Medical Centers from 2002 to 2006
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 80%