title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Cause of Lemierre's Syndrome.
abstract: Lemierre's syndrome (LS) or jugular vein suppurative thrombophlebitis is well described in literature. The organisms most often responsible are Fusobacterium necrophorum or anaerobic flora. We present a case of LS with an atypical microbiologic cause, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. We also present retrospective review of all LS cases from our institution and identified 2 additional children with LS caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of*Pediatrics and †Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL; and ‡Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: Ravi H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Jariwala
authors.forename: Swetha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srialluri
authors.forename: Maria Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Suresh B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Boppana
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D057831:Lemierre Syndrome; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections