Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Portugal

Abstract Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has recently emerged as a cause of community-acquired infections among individuals without risk factors. Community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) appears to be more virulent, causing superficial mild skin and soft tissue infections to severe nec...

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Published inRevista portuguesa de pneumologia (English ed.) Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 34 - 38
Main Authors Nazareth, R, Gonçalves-Pereira, J, Tavares, A, Miragaia, M, de Lencastre, H, Silvestre, J, Freitas, P, Gonçalves, E, Martins, F, Mendes, V, Tapadinhas, C, Póvoa, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier España 01.01.2012
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Community-associated
comunidade associada
empiema
Empyema
Internal Medicine
MRSA
Necrotizing pneumonia
pneumonia necrosante
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Staphylococcus aureus
comunidade associada
MRSA
Empyema
empiema
Necrotizing pneumonia
pneumonia necrosante
Community-associated
Staphylococcus aureus
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Summary:Abstract Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has recently emerged as a cause of community-acquired infections among individuals without risk factors. Community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) appears to be more virulent, causing superficial mild skin and soft tissue infections to severe necrotizing fasciitis, and in rare cases, pneumonia. Community-associated MRSA was first reported in Australia in the early 80s, after almost two decades in the USA, and then in several countries in Europe, Asia and South America. No data exists in Portugal. We report the first case of CA-MRSA infection in Portugal, in a young adult with severe necrotizing pneumonia, complicated with bilateral empyema and respiratory failure.
ISSN:2173-5115
2173-5115
DOI:10.1016/j.rppnen.2011.12.003