Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis of the scaphoid from a catheter in the radial artery.
We describe the development of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis of the scaphoid in a 49-year-old man from an infection occurring around a catheter in the radial artery. Total scaphoidectomy and appropriate antibiotic therapy eradicated the infection.
Baek
Goo Hyun
GH
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
Chung
Moon Sang
MS
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017534:Radial Artery; D021361:Scaphoid Bone; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*