Community-acquired necrotizing pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST30-SCCmecIVc-spat019-PVL positive in San Antonio de Areco, Argentina

Rev Argent Microbiol. 2015 Jan-Mar;47(1):50-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ram.2014.11.002. Epub 2015 Feb 11.

Abstract

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is the first cause of skin and soft tissue infections, but can also produce severe diseases such as bacteremia, osteomyelitis and necrotizing pneumonia. Some S. aureus lineages have been described in cases of necrotizing pneumonia worldwide, usually in young, previously healthy patients. In this work, we describe a fatal case of necrotizing pneumonia due to community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus clone ST30-SCCmecIVc-spat019-PVL positive in an immunocompetent adult patient.

Keywords: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Necrotizing pneumonia; Neumonía necrotizante; ST30; Staphylococcus aureus resistente a meticilina adquirido en la comunidad.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Argentina
  • Community-Acquired Infections / pathology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus* / classification
  • Middle Aged
  • Necrosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / pathology
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / pathology