Community-Acquired Necrotizing Pneumonia Caused by ST72-SCC mec Type IV-Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Korea

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Ji-Won Hwang¹  Eun-Jeong Joo²  Jung Min Ha¹  Woojoo Lee¹  Eun Kim¹  Sehyo Yune¹  Doo Ryeon Chung²  Kyeongman Jeon³ 

[1] Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine;Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine;Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine

关键词: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus;    Pneumonia;    Community-Acquired Infections;    Korea;   

DOI  :  10.4046/trd.2013.75.2.75

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

【 摘 要 】

Methcillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged as an important cause of community-acquired infections, which has been recently designated as community-associated (CA) MRSA. Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL)-negative multilocus sequence type 72 (ST72)-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCC mec ) type IV has been reported as the predominat CA-MRSA strain in Korea and is commonly associated with skin and soft tissue infections in addition to healthcare-associated pneumonia. However, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) for this strain has not yet been reported. We hereby report two cases of CAP caused by PVL-negative ST72-SCC mec type IV strain in patients who had no risk factors for MRSA acquisition. While CA-MRSA infections are not yet prevalent in Korea, our cases suggest that CA-MRSA should be considered in cases of severe CAP, especially for cases associated with necrotizing pneumonia.

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