Osteomyelitis--a case report.
BACKGROUND
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection has classically been associated with institutional health care settings such as hospitals and nursing homes.


OBJECTIVE
This article presents a case of community acquired MRSA infection resulting in severe osteomyelitis of the humerus, followed by a brief discussion and literature review.


CONCLUSIONS
Over the past few years, more community acquired cases of MRSA have occurred. Methicillin resistant S. aureus usually infects skin and soft tissue. Occasionally, a life threatening infection occurs involving the blood, lungs, heart and bone.
Ahamed Puthiyaveetil
Sudheer
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Armidale Rural Referral Hospital, New South Wales. sudheer.ahamed@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005672:Fusidic Acid; D012293:Rifampin