title: A severe pneumonia due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus clone USA 300: implications of vertical transmission.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus is an important pathogen in both community and healthcare associated pneumonia. We describe a case of severe pneumonia caused by the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone USA 300 in a 44-year old post-partum woman and the subsequent vertical transmission of this virulent organism to her neonate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bermuda.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Crooks
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anmolsingh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foggo-Osseyran
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000235:genetics; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission