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  2. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    For children with MRSA-infected bone or joints, treatment is individualized and long-term. Neonates can develop neonatal pustulosis as a result of topical infection with MRSA. [4] Clindamycin is not approved for the treatment of MRSA infection, but it is still used in children for soft-tissue infections. [4]

  3. Staphylococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    It can also cause a type of septicaemia called pyaemia. The infection can be life-threatening. Problematically, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a major cause of hospital-acquired infections. MRSA has also been recognized with increasing frequency in community-acquired infections. [7]

  4. Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    Staphylococcus aureus is a significant cause of chronic biofilm infections on medical implants, ... (SSSS), which occurs most commonly in infants and young children ...

  5. Bullous impetigo - Wikipedia

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    The bullae are caused by exfoliative toxins produced by Staphylococcus aureus that cause the connections between cells in the uppermost layer of the skin to fall apart. [1] Bullous impetigo in newborns, children, or adults who are immunocompromised and/or are experiencing kidney failure , can develop into a more severe and generalized form ...

  6. List of childhood diseases and disorders - Wikipedia

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    Candida albicans infection; Candida parapsilosis infection; Cytomegalovirus infection; diphtheria; human coronavirus infection; respiratory distress syndrome; measles; meconium aspiration syndrome

  7. Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDRGN bacteria) are a type of Gram-negative bacteria with resistance to multiple antibiotics.They can cause bacteria infections that pose a serious and rapidly emerging threat for hospitalized patients and especially patients in intensive care units. [1]

  8. Necrotizing pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Necrotizing pneumonia (NP), also known as cavitary pneumonia or cavitatory necrosis, is a rare but severe complication of lung parenchymal infection. [1] [2] [3] In necrotizing pneumonia, there is a substantial liquefaction following death of the lung tissue, which may lead to gangrene formation in the lung.

  9. Neonatal infection - Wikipedia

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    Maternal screening for intrapartum infections reduce the risk of neonatal infection. Pregnant women may receive intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of neonatal infection. [3] Infant respiratory distress syndrome is a common complication of neonatal infection, a condition that causes difficulty breathing in preterm neonates ...