Characteristics and risk factors of hospital acquired - Methicillin-resistant (HA-MRSA) infection of pediatric patients in a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Background And Objectives: The prevalence of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) infections has been steadily increasing. These infections are considered to be either hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) or community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA). Children are at higher risk of infection than adults.

Brucella melitensis infection of ventriculo-peritoneal shunt: A form of neurobrucellosis manifested as gastrointestinal symptoms.

A report of a 9 year-old child with Myelomeningocele who has a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt presented with gastrointestinal symptoms and peritonitis. The patient had no CNS symptoms but the cerebrospinal fluid was positive for Brucella melitensis. We discuss neurobrucellosis in children, its various presentations, complications and challenges in treatment, choice of antibiotics and duration.

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-related cold thigh abscess as an unusual cause of thigh swelling in infants following BCG vaccine administration: a case series.

Introduction: Thigh swelling in an infant can be a symptom of a simple benign condition or a life-threatening condition. We observed a cluster of thigh swelling episodes in infants in which the cause was Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-related cold thigh abscess. We report this unusual case series to raise awareness about this diagnosis.