Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia.
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.
Martino
Jenny L
JL
Department of Internal Medicine, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, USA. Jenny.Martino@vtmednet.org <Jenny.Martino@vtmednet.org>
McMillian
Wesley D
WD
Polish
Louis B
LB
Dixon
Anne E
AE
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