title: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus orbital cellulitis in a non-immunocompromised child.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has recently become a significant pathogen in ocular and systemic disease. Both community- and nosocomial-acquired MRSA orbital cellulitis have been reported in adults. However, there exist only very few published case reports of pediatric MRSA orbital cellulitis, and it is unclear whether these infections were hospital or community acquired and if these children were immunocompromised. We report the first documented case of orbital cellulitis secondary to community-acquired MRSA in a non-immunocompromised child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Great Neck, New York 11021, USA.
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Vazan
authors.forename: Sylvia R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kodsi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D054517:Orbital Cellulitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone