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Published on: February 9, 2011
Facial cellulitis due to Staphylococcus aureus with metastatic infection and torpid course. A pediatric case report
Laura Cohen Arazi1, Patricia G Suárez1, Susana Villa Nova1
1Department of Pediatrics; Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Juan A. Fernández, City of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
Bacteremia due to Staphylococcus aureus is defined as the isolation of this microorganism in at least one blood culture. A metastatic infection is caused by the hematogenous dissemination and subsequent location of the microorganism in a site other than the one where the infection started. The prevalence of these secondary sources of infection is low in the pediatric population, which is a diagnostic challenge. Here we describe the case of a pediatric patient with facial cellulitis due to Staphylococcus aureus, with metastatic infection and torpid course.
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