Persistent bacteraemia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin in a patient with erythrodermic psoriasis

A 49-y-old male with erythrodermic psoriasis developed persistent bacteraemia for 3 months due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus despite antimicrobial therapy. The skin was the likely focus. Three consecutive isolates from the blood and 1 from the nose were identical and had vancomycin...

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Published in:Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007, Vol.39 (5), p.457-460
Main Authors: Bakri, Faris G., Abu Al-Hommos, Nisreen, Shehabi, Asem, Naffa, Randa G., Cui, Longzhu, Hiramatsu, Keiich
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:A 49-y-old male with erythrodermic psoriasis developed persistent bacteraemia for 3 months due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus despite antimicrobial therapy. The skin was the likely focus. Three consecutive isolates from the blood and 1 from the nose were identical and had vancomycin MIC of 4 mg/l.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540601105780