title: [A case of community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) sepsis complicated by meningoencephalitis and cerebral abscess, successfully treated with linezolid].
abstract: The authors describe a clinical case regarding a young female patient affected by sepsis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), associated to meningoencephalitis and cerebral abscess. The patient had no contact with hospitals in the months prior to illness and had always been healthy. She recovered thanks to linezolid therapy. The MRSA strain proved positive for Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL positive) and was therefore defined as community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA).
authors.affiliation: Unita Operativa Malattie Infettive e Laboratorio Microbiologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma, Mantova, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gattuso
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palvarini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tomasoni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scalzini
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D000069349:Linezolid; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D000069349:Linezolid