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Case Reports
. 2009 Oct;47(10):3367-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00872-09. Epub 2009 Aug 5.

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mediastinitis

Tatjana P Calvano  1 , David M Ferraro, Vidhya Prakash, Katrin Mende, Duane R Hospenthal
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Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus mediastinitis

Tatjana P Calvano et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

Community-associated methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) continues to emerge as a cause of serious infections, chiefly of the skin and soft tissues. We present the first documented case of CA-MRSA mediastinitis in an adult. Blood and mediastinal isolates were characterized as CA-MRSA by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and susceptibility testing.

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FIG. 1.
CT scan of the chest of a patient with widespread mediastinal (arrows) and neck abscesses prior to (upper panel) and after (lower panel) percutaneous drainage. The largest of these measured 3.2 by 7.2 by 8 cm prior to drainage (arrow, upper panel).
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