title: A fatal case of MRSA septicaemia and gallbladder empyema.
abstract: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a major problem worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is a particular issue in surgical patients especially vascular surgery involving prosthetic implants. We present an unusual case of MRSA gallbladder empyema and septicaemia in a previous vascular surgical patient. Teranishi et al reported a case of acute cholecystitis caused by MRSA in the Japanese literature but as far as we are aware this is the first case reported in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Musgrove Hospital, Taunton and Somerset healthcare trust.
authors.forename: D Q A
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Ramus