Amplitude-integrated electroencephalography and MRI findings in a case of severe neonatal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus meningitis.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can cause serious infection among hospitalised patients. The emergence of community acquired strains of MRSA (CA-MRSA) increases the potential exposure of newborns. The high incidence of reported meningitis in neonates in large CA-MRSA outbreaks suggests increased virulence in the neonatal population. The authors describe a case of severe meningitis due to MRSA in a previously healthy neonate and include findings from amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (aEEG) and MRI.
Department of Neonatology, Children's University Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria. monika.olischar@meduniwien.ac.at
Monika
M
Olischar
Rod W
RW
Hunt
Andrew J
AJ
Daley
Vanessa
V
Clifford
David G
DG
Tingay
D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*