ABSTRACT
Primary community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) endocarditis has rarely been reported in healthy individuals without risk factors, such as skin and soft tissue infections, and intravenous drug abuse. We describe a case of infective endocarditis by CA-MRSA (ST72-PVL negative-SCCmec IVA) in previously healthy individuals with no underlying medical condition and CA-MRSA colonization in the family.
Subject(s)
Endocarditis/microbiology , Methicillin Resistance , Staphylococcal Infections/diagnosis , Staphylococcal Infections/transmission , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Adult , Community-Acquired Infections/microbiology , Community-Acquired Infections/transmission , Family , Female , Humans , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapyABSTRACT
Primary community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) endocarditis has rarely been reported in healthy individuals without risk factors, such as skin and soft tissue infections, and intravenous drug abuse. We describe a case of infective endocarditis by CA-MRSA (ST72-PVL negative-SCCmec IVA) in previously healthy individuals with no underlying medical condition and CA-MRSA colonization in the family.
