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The authors describe a clinical case regarding a young female patient affected by sepsis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), associated to meningoencephalitis and cerebral abscess. The patient had no contact with hospitals in the months prior to illness and had always been healthy. She recovered thanks to linezolid therapy. The MRSA strain proved positive for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL positive) and was therefore defined as community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA).
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PMID:[A case of community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) sepsis complicated by meningoencephalitis and cerebral abscess, successfully treated with linezolid]. 2004 6

Life-threatening infections of odontogenic or upper airway origin may extend to potential spaces formed by fascial planes of the lower head and upper cervical area. Complications include airway obstruction, mediastinitis, necrotizing fascitis, cavernous sinus thrombosis, sepsis, thoracic empyema, Lemierre's syndrome, cerebral abscess, orbital abscess, and osteomyelitis. The incidence of these "space infections" has been greatly reduced by modern antibiotic therapy. However, serious morbidity and even fatalities continue to occur. This study reviews complications of odontogenic infections. The search done was based on PubMed and Google Scholar, and an extensive published work search was undertaken. Advanced MEDLINE search was performed using the terms "odontogenic infections," "complications," and "risk factors."
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PMID:A review of complications of odontogenic infections. 2739 Apr 86


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