Meningitis Staphylococcus aureus

One case of Staphylococcus aureus meningitis, a rare complication of epidural analgesia, has been published. The same patient developed a cauda equina syndrome of uncertain etiology, although neural ischemia as a result of meningitis secondary to immunosuppression was possible (SEDA-21,420 456). A unique case of transient profound paralysis after epidural glucocorticoid injection (acute paraplegia) has now been reported (SEDA-22, 451 457). Diplopia associated with the peridural or intrathecal infiltration of prednisolone have not been previously reported (SEDA-22, 451 458). 

Distribution All of these antibiotics distribute very well into body fluids. However, adequate therapeutic levels in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), regardless of inflammation, are achieved only with the third generation cephalosporins (for example, ceftriaxone or cefotaxime are effective in the treatment of neonatal and childhood meningitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae). Cefazolin (se FA zo lin) finds application in orthopedic surgery because of its activity against penicillinase-producing Staphylococcus aureus, its half-life and its ability to penetrate bone. 

Staphylococcus aureus (Cocci Gram+) +++ Skin infections, abscesses, pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis, toxic shock, syndrome, septicaemia. 

Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis by Gas-Liquid Chromatography. Chemotyping Studies of Streptococcus Pneumonia, Haemophilus Influenza, Neisseria Meningitidis, Staphylococcus Aureus, and Escherichia Coli J. Infec. Dis. 140(4) 443-452 (1979) ... 

Pathogens from the Staphylococcus genus are found in both the hospital and the community, and the most prevalent species, aureus,. causes illnesses that range from minor skin abscesses to severe pneumonia, meningitis, and infections of the heart, bloodstream, bone, and joint. Multiple strains of S. aureus are now antibiotic resistant, including a few strains that are partially resistant to vancomycin (18), the last effective antibiotic against... 

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