• Eur. J. Pediatr. · Nov 2004

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    Primary sternal osteomyelitis due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: case report and literature review.

    • Min-Hua Tseng, Wei-Jen Lin, Ching-Shen Teng, and Chih-Chien Wang.
    • Department of Paediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defence Medical Centre, No. 325 Cheng-Kung Road, Sec. 2, 114, Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan.
    • Eur. J. Pediatr. 2004 Nov 1; 163 (11): 651-3.

    UnlabelledPrimary sternal osteomyelitis is a rare infectious disease in paediatric patients. It has not been previously reported as caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. We describe a 9-year-old boy with a painful erythematous mid-sternal mass diagnosed as primary sternal osteomyelitis. The aetiological agent was community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, carrying a type IV staphylococcal cassette chromosome for mec.ConclusionMethicillin resistance should be taken into considered in patient with community-associated staphylococcal infections.

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