A Fatal Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST72 in Korea.
10.5145/KJCM.2008.11.2.129
- Author:
Seong Ho CHOI
1
;
Jin Won CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drjwchung@cau.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Staphylococcus aureus;
Endocarditis;
Methicillin Resistant
- MeSH:
Bacterial Toxins;
Clone Cells;
Endocarditis;
Exotoxins;
Korea;
Leukocidins;
Methicillin Resistance;
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus;
Public Health;
Staphylococcus aureus
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2008;11(2):129-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The advent of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has been a worldwide threat to public health for the past decade. We report a fatal case of infective endocarditis caused by a non-USA300, Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin-negative CA-MRSA clone. This is a serious case of CA-MRSA infection caused by a sequence type (ST) 72 clone, which is one of the common CA-MRSA clones circulating in Korea where serious CA-MRSA infections have been rare.