Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mycotic aneurysm.
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) continues to emerge as a cause of serious infections. We present the first case of abdominal mycotic aneurysm caused by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive CA-MRSA. This case adds another presentation to the clinical spectrum of CA-MRSA infections, and highlights the problem encountered in the choice of the therapy of serious community-acquired infections in an era of increasing CA-MRSA infections.
Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
Nan-Yao
NY
Lee
Chung-Dann
CD
Kan
Chia-Yu
CY
Chi
Po-Lin
PL
Chen
Hsin-Chun
HC
Lee
Chia-Ming
CM
Chang
Chi-Jung
CJ
Wu
Wen-Chien
WC
Ko
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000792:Angiography; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents