Necrotizing pneumonia due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection

Öz

Necrotizing pneumonia is a severe infection that usually affects immunocompetent children, timely and effective treatment is life-saving. Although identifying the causative agent and determining antibiotic susceptibility is the most important step in guiding treatment, the causative agent can be demonstrated in less than half of the cases. The lack of an effective vaccine against S. aureus increases the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Child
• necrotizing pneumonia
• Staphylococcus aureus

Toplum kökenli metisiline dirençli Staphylococcus aureus enfeksiyonuna bağlı nekrotizan pnömoni

Öz

Necrotizing pneumonia is a severe infection that usually affects immunocompetent children, timely and effective treatment is life-saving. Although identifying the causative agent and determining antibiotic susceptibility is the most important step in guiding treatment, the causative agent can be demonstrated in less than half of the cases. The lack of an effective vaccine against S. aureus increases the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Çocuk
• nekrotizan pnömoni
• Staphylococcus aureus

Kaynakça

1. 1) Nicolaou EV, Bartlett AH. Necrotizing Pneumonia. Pediatr Ann. 2017;46(2):e65-e68.
2. 2) Chen Y, Li L, Wang C, Zhang Y, Zhou Y. Necrotizing Pneumonia in Children: Early Recognition and Management. J Clin Med. 2023;12(6):2256.
3. 3) Masters IB, Isles AF, Grimwood K. Necrotizing pneumonia: an emerging problem in children? Pneumonia (Nathan). 2017;9:11.