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Methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) sepsis following mesh graft transplantation to treat chronic leg ulcer
Author(s) -
Haas N.,
Kimmritz J.,
Witte W.,
Halle E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2002.01048.x
Subject(s) - medicine , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , sepsis , transplantation , meticillin , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
Summary Infections with methicillin‐resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) from colonized leg ulcers are rare. We describe a case of MRSA sepsis following mesh graft transplantation to treat a chronic leg ulcer. MRSA were isolated from blood and midstream urine and typed by their antimicrobial sensitivity, phage and Sma I‐macrorestriction patterns. A strain found during sepsis was identical to an epidemic MRSA related to epidemic MRSA 15 from Great Britain. Control swabs to detect MRSA should be implemented in epidemic areas of MRSA before grafting chronic ulcers.