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CASE REPORT

Fatal sepsis and necrotizing pneumonia in a child due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Case report and literature review

Min-Hua Tseng From the Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
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Bo-Huang Wei Department of Pediatrics, St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiai
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Wei-Jen Lin From the Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
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Jang-Jih Lu Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Shih-Yi Lee Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
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Sheng-Ru Wang From the Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
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Shyi-Jou Chen From the Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
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Chih-Chien Wang From the Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, TaipeiCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 504-507 | Received 28 Mar 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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