SMJ articles in the category "methicillin-resistant"

Original Article

Minimally Invasive Drainage of Subcutaneous Abscesses Reduces Hospital Cost and Length of Stay

Objective: We compared outcomes among pediatric patients managed with minimally invasive (MI) packing techniques with those managed with traditional packing techniques for drainage of subcutaneous abscesses. Methods: After institutional review board approval, medical records of children requiring drainage of subcutaneous abscesses between January 2010 and June 2011 were reviewed. Data…

Posted in: children 22 cost 5 incision and drainage 2 methicillin-resistant 3 soft tissue infections 2 Staphylococcus aureus 14

Case Report

Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pericarditis Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade

Chest computed tomography showed pericardial effusion and bilateral small pleural effusion in a 19-year-old patient. Nine hundred mL of yellow purulent fluid was drained by pericardiocentesis. Culture of the fluid grew methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Our patient denied history of previous hospitalization, surgical procedures, or illicit drug use and…

Posted in: cardiac tamponade 7 community acquired 3 methicillin-resistant 3 pericarditis 6 Staphylococcus aureus 14

Original Article

Cutaneous Community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Participants of Athletic Activities

Objectives: Cutaneous community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CAMRSA) has been identified in otherwise healthy individuals either with or without methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA)-associated risk factors who participate in athletic activities. The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical features of CAMRSA skin infection that occurred in university student athletes,…

Posted in: abscess 6 athletes 5 cellulitis 5 community acquired 3 cutaneous 4 infection 11 methicillin-resistant 3 skin 5 sports 4 Staphylococcus aureus 14
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