Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus brain abscess in an immunocompetent individual.
A 52-y-old woman with a community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus brain abscess who was successfully treated with surgical drainage and antibiotics is described. The increase in community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus and the impact this will have on empirical treatment of such infections are discussed.
Khan
M A
MA
Department of Microbiology, St. George's Hospital, Tooting, London, UK.
Greig
J R
JR
Jayamohan
J
J
D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*