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Furuncle Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Case Report

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Resumo:During the last decades methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections occurring within communities - previously documented only in nosocomial environments - increased, in relation with the development of bacterial resistance to alterations coded by mecA gene. We present the case report of a patient with recurrent furunculosis, confirmed by culture and antibiogram to be a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection community-associated. Therapy, instituted according to antibiogram, lead to complete clinic resolution.
Autores principais:Carneiro de Castro, Carlos Gustavo
Outros Autores:de Toledo Leme Maia, Camille Maximiliana; Bialowas, Daniel; de Sá Guedes, Fábio; de Castro Peixoto Carvalho, Laila; Abreu Pereira Azis, Livia; Tinoco Plata, Glaura
Assunto:Community-Acquired Infections Furunculosis Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas Furunculose Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina
Ano:2016
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Instituição associada:Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia
Idioma:português
Origem:Portuguese Journal of Dermatology
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Resumo:During the last decades methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections occurring within communities - previously documented only in nosocomial environments - increased, in relation with the development of bacterial resistance to alterations coded by mecA gene. We present the case report of a patient with recurrent furunculosis, confirmed by culture and antibiogram to be a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection community-associated. Therapy, instituted according to antibiogram, lead to complete clinic resolution.