Abstract
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) co-infection has been described previously in association with respiratory tract infection caused by seasonal influenza A viruses, but not with swine origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV). We report the clinical and pathological findings of the first death with fulminant co-infection by CA-MRSA. Since early empirical treatment with beta-lactam plus fluoroquinolone or macrolides is often initiated before specimen collections, bacterial co-infection in S-OIV may have been under-reported.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antigens, Viral / isolation & purification
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Community-Acquired Infections / complications*
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Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
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Influenza, Human / complications*
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Influenza, Human / diagnosis
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Lung / microbiology
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Lung / pathology
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Lung / virology
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Male
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
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Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
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Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis