Primary sternal osteomyelitis in a healthy child due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and literature review

Objective: The aim was to analyze the results of studies about the prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant S. aureus among medical students. Methodology: A literature review was carried out from August to November 2020, being selected 19 articles from the Pubmed and “Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde” databases, using the descriptors “Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus” and “Students, Medical”. Studies from the last 10 years that target medical students and samples collected by nasal swab were included. Results: Several studies have confirmed the hypothesis that, as students advanced in the academic years and, consequently, raised their exposure to hospital environments, colonization by methicillin-sensitive and resistant Staphylococcus aureus increased. However, some studies were divergent, not finding significant values for this association. The prevalences found also varied according to the place and country surveyed. Conclusion: In general, the greater the exposure to hospital environments, the higher the rate of colonization of students by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus aureus.

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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and its implications for nursing practice: a literature review

Nursing Standard ◽

10.7748/ns.6.24.2.s62 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 6 (24) ◽

pp. 2-7

Author(s):

Susan Simpson

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Literature Review ◽

Nursing Practice ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Methicillin Resistant

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia associated with Lemierre's syndrome: case report and literature review

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215113001035 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 127 (7) ◽

pp. 721-723 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

V Kizhner ◽

G Samara ◽

R Panesar ◽

Y P Krespi

Keyword(s):

Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Literature Review ◽

Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ◽

Blood Cultures ◽

Health Concern ◽

Lemierre’S Syndrome ◽

Intravenous Antibiotic ◽

Methicillin Resistant ◽

The Past ◽

Lemierre's Syndrome

AbstractBackground:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a growing health concern. Lemierre's syndrome is a septic jugular thrombophlebitis that primarily affects young adults. This paper aimed to identify a possible sub-group of Lemierre's syndrome cases associated with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.Method:This paper reports the case of a 16-year-old male who was admitted for increasing fever, tachycardia, tachypnoea and neck pain. The patient was diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia associated with Lemierre's syndrome. A literature review was subsequently conducted.Results:Following intravenous antibiotic treatment and the sterilisation of blood cultures, the patient improved. The literature review indicated a rise in the past 2 years of Lemierre's syndrome associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients less than 18 years of age.Conclusion:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia can lead to pulmonary sequelae. When it is associated with pharyngitis, nasopharyngitis or parapharyngeal lymphadenitis, the affected patient may be predisposed to Lemierre's syndrome. As bacterial carriage is predominantly nasal, pharyngitis may not be present. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus should be included as an offending bacterium where there is suspicion of Lemierre's syndrome. It is unclear whether anticoagulation alters the course of the bacterium, and surgery is probably contraindicated.

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