title: Pulmonary infection due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are now causing severe clinical infection on a worldwide basis. Pulmonary infection due to MRSA although widely reported is poorly documented. We report the predisposing factors, underlying diseases, treatment and outcome in 4 patients with pneumonia, 3 patients with empyema thoracis, 1 patient with pneumonia and empyema thoracis, 1 patient with pneumonia plus lobectomy wound infection and 2 patients with lung abscess. Vancomycin was highly effective in treatment, a finding compatible with experience treating other severe MRSA infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Royal City of Dublin Hospital, Ireland.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Cafferkey
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Abrahamson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Keane
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin; D008875:Middle Aged; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D008712:Methicillin