Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection in Portugal

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.

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Funding Information: Molecular typing was supported by projects CONCORD (FP7-HEALTH-2007-B 222718) from the European Commission and project “Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in Portugal: a pilot study focusing on an emerging public health concern”, from Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian , Portugal. A. Tavares was supported by grant SFRH/BD/44220/2008 from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia , Lisbon, Portugal. Publisher Copyright: © 2011 Sociedade Portuguesa de Pneumologia

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Community-associated Empyema MRSA Necrotizing pneumonia Staphylococcus aureus Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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http://hdl.handle.net/10362/166838

DOI

10.1016/j.rppnen.2011.12.003

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