Hantavirus asociado a sepsis estafilocócica: Caso clínico

We report a previously healthy 36-year-old mole who developed a pulmonary syndrome caused by Hantavirus infection. He was admitted to an intensive care unit in shock and respiratory failure and died four hours after admission. Blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. This patient coul...

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Autores principales: RIQUELME O,RAÚL, RASSE,GERMÁN, RIOSECO Z,MARÍA LUISA, MORENO,CARLOS, MAUAD,THAIS
Lenguaje:Spanish / Castilian
Publicado: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2010
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Sumario:We report a previously healthy 36-year-old mole who developed a pulmonary syndrome caused by Hantavirus infection. He was admitted to an intensive care unit in shock and respiratory failure and died four hours after admission. Blood cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. This patient could be an index case that shows, for the first time, an association of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome with Staphylococcus aureus infection similar to what happens with other viruses.