Child with community acquired staphylococcal pneumonia complicated by bilateral pneumothorax
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20203659Keywords:
Bilateral pneumothorax, Community acquired staphylococcal pneumonia, MRSAAbstract
Community acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia usually present in children with some comorbidity and may have fulminant course in these children. In this case report authors have described a healthy child with MRSA pneumonia complicated by bilateral pneumothorax.
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