title: Metastatic methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus infection.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a common and increasingly recognized hospital- and community-acquired infection. To minimize morbidity and mortality, it is essential to determine which patients are at high risk for metastatic SAB. The risk-scoring system described by Fowler et al and the APACHE II scoring system can be helpful in identifying the clinical predictors of metastatic SAB. Herein we describe a case of metastatic methicillin-sensitive SAB in a previously healthy 19-year-old woman that was complicated by a disseminated pneumonia, an ischemic toe, and an acute intracranial hemorrhage. We also discuss the clinical factors associated with increased risk for complications from SAB and the currently available treatment options.
authors: Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors: Helen
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authors: Gharwan
authors: Anand
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