Mycotic pseudoaneurysm and purulent pericarditis attributable to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is now a common isolate of community-acquired staphylococcal infections. We present the first case of concomitant mycotic pseudoaneurysm and purulent pericarditis caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus. The isolate was found to be SCCmec type I, sequence type 8, and to carry the PVL gene. The patient was successfully treated with a combined surgical and medical approach.
Patel
Sugat
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Infectious Diseases Division, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA 92134, USA.
Maves
Ryan
R
Barrozo
Christopher P
CP
Mullens
Frank
F
Russell
Kevin
K
Truett
April
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Deroo
Teresa
T
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001011:Aorta / Q000382:microbiology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome