Severe Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Zendy

Randall J. Olsen | Zendy; Kevin Burns | Zendy; Liang Chen | Zendy; Barry N. Kreiswirth | Zendy; James M. Musser | Zendy

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Severe Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Author(s) -

Randall J. Olsen,

Kevin Burns,

Liang Chen,

Barry N. Kreiswirth,

James M. Musser

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02029-07

Subject(s) - fasciitis , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , staphylococcal skin infections , staphylococcal infections , virology , panton–valentine leukocidin , genotype , micrococcaceae , biology , bacteria , surgery , gene , biochemistry , genetics

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a rarely reported cause of necrotizing fasciitis. We report an unusually severe case of MRSA necrotizing fasciitis in a previously undiagnosed AIDS patient. Molecular analysis revealed that the strain had the USA300/spa1 genotype, now an abundant cause of community-acquired MRSA infection.

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