Endocarditis infecciosa por Staphylococcus aureus meticilino sensible en pediatría. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la literatura / Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis in pediatrics. A case report and literature review
Arch. pediatr. Urug
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88(4): 216-221, ago. 2017. tab, ilus
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in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Resumen La endocarditis infecciosa es una enfermedad poco frecuente en pediatría pero con importante morbimortalidad. Si bien existen grupos de riesgo bien definidos puede presentarse en niños sin cardiopatía subyacente e inmunocompetentes, en quienes la etiología estafilocócica es la más frecuente y el diagnóstico continúa siendo un desafío. Presentamos el caso de un niño de 2 años, previamente sano, con una endocarditis a Staphylococcus aureus meticilino sensible de presentación no usual.
ABSTRACT
Summary:
Infective endocarditis is rather an unusual condition in pediatrics, although it is associated with significant morbility and mortality. In spite of there being well defined risk groups the disease may present in children with no underlying heart disease who are immunocompetent, Staphylococcus aureus being the most frequent etiology. In those cases, diagnosis still constitutes a challenge. The study presents the case of a 2 year-old patient, with a healthy history, who presented methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis, with rather an unusual presentation.
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Main subject:
Staphylococcal Infections
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Endocarditis, Bacterial
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Arch. pediatr. Urug
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Uruguay
Institution/Affiliation country:
Asociación Española/UY
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