期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS
卷 30, 期 1, 页码 72-77出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2007.02.007
关键词
CA-MRSA; endocarditis; USA300; vancomycin
资金
- PHS HHS [R01/CCR5234523452] Funding Source: Medline
We report seven cases of infective endocarditis caused by USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at an urban, tertiary care, academic institution. Five strains were community associated and two were healthcare associated. All patients were injection drug users. Staphylococcus aureus isolates were characterised as USA300-type MRSA using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Five cases were right-sided endocarditis and two cases were left-sided. The mean length of in-hospital antimicrobial therapy was 23 days and the mean length of total antibiotic therapy was 55 days. Complications included heart failure resulting in valve replacement in one patient as well as death in that patient. As USA300 strains of MRSA continue to increase in prevalence, clinicians must be aware of the increasing spectrum of illness in considering management and prevention strategies. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.
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