title: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
abstract: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is increasingly recognized as an important pathogen causing skin and soft tissue infections. We report a case of severe necrotizing pneumonia caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus in a peripartum woman. This case illustrates that community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus must be considered as a potential pathogen in severe community-acquired pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, USA. Jenny.Martino@vtmednet.org <Jenny.Martino@vtmednet.org>
authors.forename: Jenny L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: Wesley D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: McMillian
authors.forename: Louis B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Polish
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000635:transmission; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed