Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mycotic aneurysm.

Abstract

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) continues to emerge as a cause of serious infections. We present the first case of abdominal mycotic aneurysm caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive CA-MRSA. This case adds another presentation to the clinical spectrum of CA-MRSA infections, and highlights the problem encountered in the choice of the therapy of serious community-acquired infections in an era of increasing CA-MRSA infections.

• Authors: Nan-Yao Lee, Chung-Dann Kan, Chia-Yu Chi, Po-Lin Chen, Hsin-Chun Lee, Chia-Ming Chang, Chi-Jung Wu, Wen-Chien Ko
• Journal: Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) (Intern Med) Vol. 49 Issue 6 Pg. 623-5 ( 2010) ISSN: 1349-7235 [Electronic] Japan
• PMID: 20228605 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Infective Agents

Topics

• Aneurysm, Infected (diagnosis, microbiology)
• Angiography
• Anti-Infective Agents (therapeutic use)
• Community-Acquired Infections (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
• Middle Aged
• Staphylococcal Infections (complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome