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: Received: 21 February 2024 / Approved: 21 February 2024 / Online: 21 February 2024 (15:52:16 CET)
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Paes Leme, R.C.; Pinheiro, F.R.; Pereira, R.F.A.; Alves, F.A. Staphylococcal Enterocolitis: An Atypical Clinical Presentation of a Neglected Disease. Preprints2024, 2024021240. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1240.v1
Paes Leme, R.C.; Pinheiro, F.R.; Pereira, R.F.A.; Alves, F.A. Staphylococcal Enterocolitis: An Atypical Clinical Presentation of a Neglected Disease. Preprints 2024, 2024021240. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1240.v1
Paes Leme, R.C.; Pinheiro, F.R.; Pereira, R.F.A.; Alves, F.A. Staphylococcal Enterocolitis: An Atypical Clinical Presentation of a Neglected Disease. Preprints2024, 2024021240. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1240.v1
APA Style
Paes Leme, R.C., Pinheiro, F.R., Pereira, R.F.A., & Alves, F.A. (2024). Staphylococcal Enterocolitis: An Atypical Clinical Presentation of a Neglected Disease. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1240.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Paes Leme, R.C., Renta Freire Alves Pereira and Fábio Aguiar Alves. 2024 "Staphylococcal Enterocolitis: An Atypical Clinical Presentation of a Neglected Disease" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1240.v1
Abstract
S. aureus is an alarming human pathogen since it triggers numerous diseases, including impetigo and pneumonia. The S. aureus' ability to colonise the upper respiratory tract and other tissues, such as the skin, throat and gut, operate as reservoirs for infection. Indeed, being a carrier of S. aureus in the gut represents a risk factor for developing infection in distinct sites, including an unusual gastrointestinal tract disease. Here, we present an atypical clinical course of staphylococcal enterocolitis (SEC) in a man in his early seventies. After an unforeseen identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), the oral administration of vancomycin was critical in the outcome of the case. Although infrequent, SEC is an underestimated disease and requires a chapter in the treatment recommendations for antibiotic-related diarrhoea. Awareness of the risk factors and diagnostic tests, along with including SEC in algorithms for handling antibiotic-associated diarrhoea, is a step towards new epidemiological information.
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