title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pelvic abscesses in a female after gynecologic pelvic surgery.
abstract: Pelvic abscesses occurring after gynecologic pelvic surgery are uncommon. We describe the case of a woman who, after undergoing such a procedure, was found to have pelvic abscesses infected with methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus. The purpose of this report is to raise awareness of a life-threatening complication of gynecologic pelvic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Scripps Green Hospital, La Jolla, CA, USA. cfeng622@gmail.com
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Donald D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Higginbottom
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D012293:Rifampin