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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2008, p. 1553-1555, Vol. 46, No. 4
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02379-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Septic Pulmonary Emboli and Bacteremia Associated with Deep Tissue Infections Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus{triangledown}

Michael Y. Lin,1,2* Katayoun Rezai,1,2 and David N. Schwartz1,2

Section of Infectious Diseases, Rush University Medical Center, 600 S. Paulina Street, Suite 143, Chicago, Illinois 60612,1 Section of Infectious Diseases, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, 637 S. Wood Street, Durand Building, Chicago, Illinois 606122

Received 11 December 2007/ Returned for modification 2 January 2008/ Accepted 23 January 2008

We report four adult patients who presented with septic pulmonary emboli and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia associated with deep tissue infections, such as pyomyositis, osteomyelitis, and prostatic abscess. The patients lacked evidence of right-sided endocarditis or thrombophlebitis. This association, previously described in children, may also be important in adults.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Rush University Medical Center, Section of Infectious Diseases, 600 S. Paulina St., Suite 143, Chicago, IL 60612. Phone: (312) 864-4587. Fax: (312) 864-9496. E-mail: Michael_Lin{at}rush.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 30 January 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2008, p. 1553-1555, Vol. 46, No. 4
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02379-07
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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