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Abstract
Case Report
A case of lung abscess caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Masatoshi Saito Taku Oikawa Ken Nakagawa Shiro Mizuno Kazuhiro Osanai Hirohisa Toga
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University
ABSTRACT
A 54-year-old woman visited our hospital complaining of dyspnea. She did not have risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection, such as a history of hospitalization, surgery, hemodialysis, a permanent in-dwelling catheter, or a percutaneous medical device. Her chest X-ray and CT scan showed severe lung abscess. Her clinical condition satisfied the criteria for community-acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Lung abscess improved by anti-MRSA antibiotics. To date, only 4 cases of CA-MRSA-induced pneumonia have been reported.
KEYWORDS
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) Lung abscess Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) Staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec)
Received 4 Sep 2012 ／ Accepted 27 Dec 2012
AJRS, 2(3): 295-299, 2013
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