Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis and septic arthritis in neonates: diagnosis and management

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2007 May;60(2-3):129-31.

Abstract

Acute osteomyelitis (AO) in neonates, although rare, represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. A high index of suspicion is necessary to make an early diagnosis, and the observation of clinical signs is crucial. The increasing prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an emerging problem in pediatrics. In neonates, MRSA infections can cause a wide spectrum of diseases including bone and joint infections. We report two cases of AO in full-term neonates, with no risk factors, due to MRSA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis
  • Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
  • Arthritis, Infectious / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Knee / pathology
  • Male
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Osteomyelitis / complications*
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnosis
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • Osteomyelitis / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / pathology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Tibia / pathology