A Case of Acute Pyelonephritis Caused by Community Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
- Author:
Sue Yun KIM
1
;
Jin Yong KIM
;
Hee Seung LEE
;
Chulmin PARK
;
Yoon Soo PARK
;
Yiel Hae SEO
;
Yong Kyun CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. karmacho@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Community acquired methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus;
Acute pyelonephritis;
Multilocus sequence typing
- MeSH:
Clone Cells;
Humans;
Methicillin Resistance*;
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus*;
Multilocus Sequence Typing;
Pneumonia;
Pyelonephritis*;
Risk Factors;
Skin;
Soft Tissue Infections
- From:
Infection and Chemotherapy
2007;39(2):100-103
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In the past decade, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have emerged in the community, causing serious infection in young and healthy persons without established risk factors for MRSA acquisition. This community acquired methicillin- resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) has been usually reported to cause the skin and soft tissue infection and necrotizing pneumonia. We have experienced a case of acute pyelonephritis caused by CA-MRSA without health care-associated risk factors. The staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) typing and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) revealed the ST5- MRSA-IV clone, which showed SCCmec type IV and MLST allelic profile of ST5 (1-4-1-4-12-1-10).
