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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of Fournier's gangrene.| Authors: | Mary Jane Burton, Pratik Shah, Edwin Swiatlo | | Language: | Eng. | | Date: | 16-04-2008 | | Journal: | The American journal of the medical sciences
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| | Release: | Am J Med Sci. 2008 Apr;335(4):327-8 | |
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Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has become an important pathogen in aggressive skin and soft-tissue infections in patients without risk factors for nosocomial infections. We describe a case of a previously healthy adult who developed fulminant sepsis from Fournier's gangrene caused by a strain of CA-MRSA containing the Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes.
| | Copyright: | The American journal of the medical sciences
Medical Service, Section of Infectious Diseases, VA Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39216, USA. mary.burton2@va.gov | | Full text: | | | Terms: | Bacterial Toxins, Community-Acquired Infections, Exotoxins, Fournier Gangrene, Humans, Leukocidins, Male, Methicillin Resistance, Middle Aged, Staphylococcal Infections | | |
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