Delayed disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection following chickenpox

J Paediatr Child Health. 2004 May-Jun;40(5-6):320-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00373.x.

Abstract

Chickenpox is generally a benign childhood disease. Bacterial superinfection is the commonest complication, and can be severe and life-threatening. We describe a 15-year-old boy with disseminated Staphylococcus aureus infection following chickenpox.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Chickenpox / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillin G / therapeutic use
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Staphylococcal Infections / etiology
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Penicillin G