title: Persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia due to a prostatic abscess.
abstract: This report describes a patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia secondary to a prostatic abscess. The literature describing complications of S. aureus bacteremia and the bacteriology of prostatic abscesses is reviewed. This was found to be the first report of a patient with persistent MRSA bacteremia maintained by a prostatic focus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, The Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA. t-fraser@md.northwestern.edu
authors.forename: Thomas G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Norm D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Gary A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Noskin
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents