Article
Comprehensive analysis of systemically disseminated ST8/non-USA300 type community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2014
Hagiya Hideharu, Hisatsune Junzo, Kojima Taro, Shiota Sumiko, Naito Hiromichi, Hagioka Shingo, Morimoto Naoki, Otsuka Fumio, Sugai Motoyuki
Abstract excerpt
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is genetically heterogeneous and various genotypes are spreading worldwide. We herein report a case of systematically disseminated Japan-intrinsic CA-MRSA infection that was successfully treated. A genetically identical single strain was isolated from a total of 11 different parts of the patient's body, and the pathogen was found to be...
Topics
- Aged
- Bacterial Proteins
- Bacteriological Techniques
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
