Pneumonia complicated by staphylococus epidermidis in a patient with osteomyelitis of the femur. Report of a case

Authors

  • Daycee Breña Escobar Hospital Pediátrico Provincial “Eliseo Noel Caamaño”.Matanzas.
  • Lisset Font Pavón Hospital Pediátrico Provincial “Eliseo Noel Caamaño”.Matanzas.
  • Ricardo Busto Aguiar Hospital Pediátrico Provincial “Eliseo Noel Caamaño”.Matanzas.
  • María Elena Castellanos Ferreras Hospital Pediátrico Provincial “Eliseo Noel Caamaño”.Matanzas.
  • Vivian Reyes Carmenate Hospital Pediátrico Provincial “Eliseo Noel Caamaño”.Matanzas.

Keywords:

PNEUMONIA, STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS, OSTEOMYELITIS, FEMUR, CROSS INFECTION, HUMANS, MALE, CHILD, PRESCHOOL

Abstract

We present the case of a male six-year-old child presenting pneumonia by staphylococcus epidermidis complicated with empyema, tension pneumothorax and parenchymatous bullas secondary to the left femur osteomyelitis. The patient was treated with vancomicine and clindamicine, evolving satisfactorily. We review the literature on infections by Staphylococus Epidermidis, germen that has been getting an increasing importance in the etiology of the intrahospital infections.

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Published

2009-01-15

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Breña Escobar D, Font Pavón L, Busto Aguiar R, Castellanos Ferreras ME, Reyes Carmenate V. Pneumonia complicated by staphylococus epidermidis in a patient with osteomyelitis of the femur. Report of a case. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2009 Jan. 15 [cited 2025 Jan. 23];31(1):85-9. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/589

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Presentation of cases

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