Cholera-like Diarrhea and Shock Associated with Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (USA400 Clone) Pneumonia

Overview

Journal Pediatr Infect Dis J

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2007 May 9

PMID 17484232

Citations 5

Authors

Allison Agwu

Ken M Brady

Tracy Ross

Karen C Carroll

Neal A Halsey

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Abstract

A 14-year-old girl presented with florid watery diarrhea, vomiting and hypotension without respiratory prodrome. Shock, multiorgan system failure and death rapidly ensued. Influenza A was detected from her nasopharynx and CA-MRSA (USA400), positive for pvl, mecA, sea, sec and seh genes was cultured from a deep tracheal aspirate.

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