title: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus liver abscess in a patient with end-stage renal disease.
abstract: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are an emerging problem. Although most liver abscesses are caused by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, S. aureus can occasionally be isolated as the pathogenic organism. Liver abscess caused by MRSA is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of liver abscess due to MRSA in a 34-year-old man with end-stage renal disease and a 13-year history of hemodialysis treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201 Shih-Pai Road, Section 2, Taipei, Taiwan 11217, ROC. cychyi@vghtpe.gov.tw
authors.forename: Chih-Yu
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Benjamin Ing-Tiau
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Chang-Phone
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.forename: Cheng-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification