A Case of Brain Abscess Complicating Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis in a Premature Infant.

Kim,  Hyung Wook; Kim,  Young Dae; Kim,  Woo Kyung; Park,  Yong Won; Lee,  Ghi Jai; Lee,  Chae Heuck

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology 2007;14(1):83-86.
Published online May 1, 2007.

A Case of Brain Abscess Complicating Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sepsis in a Premature Infant.

Hyung Wook Kim, Young Dae Kim, Woo Kyung Kim, Yong Won Park, Ghi Jai Lee, Chae Heuck Lee

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. yongpw@hanmail.net
²Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

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Abstract

Brain abscess is an uncommon complication of bacterial meningitis or sepsis in neonatal and young infants. Especially, brain abscess associated with staphylococcal bacteremia in early infancy is serious and very rare. So, Staphylococcal bacteremia in infants should be vigorously treated to prevent life-threatening complications. We report a case of the premature infant who developed brain abscess 2 months after an episode with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sepsis.

Key Words: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Brain abscess; Premature infant