Delayed disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection following chickenpox.
Chickenpox is generally a benign childhood disease. Bacterial superinfection is the commonest complication, and can be severe and life-threatening. We describe a 15-year-old boy with disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection following chickenpox.
Raja Lope
R J
RJ
Department of Paediatrics, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham. UK. sicrjrl@hotmail.com
Goldstein
A R
AR
Gray
J W
JW
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010400:Penicillin G