title: Antibiotic-associated diarrhea due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus has been implicated as a cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea; however, reports rarely originate from the United States. We report 5 cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Eighty percent of the stool specimens were greenish. Heavy growth of MRSA from greenish stool culture may warrant oral vancomycin therapy.
authors.affiliation: Fargo Veterans Administration Medical Center, Fargo, ND 58102, USA.
authors.forename: Tze Shien
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Borchardt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents