Severe Disseminated Infection with Emerging Lineage of Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jewell, Paul ; Dixon, Luke ; Singanayagam, Aran ; Ghani, Rohma ; Wong, Ernie ; Coleman, Meg ; Pichon, Bruno ; Kearns, Angela ; Russell, Georgina ; Hatcher, James
• Description:
  We report a case of severe disseminated infection in an immunocompetent man caused by an emerging lineage of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus clonal complex 398. Genes encoding classic virulence factors were absent. The patient made a slow recovery after multiple surgical interventions and a protracted course of intravenous flucloxacillin.
• Subjects:
  Administration, Intravenous Anti-Bacterial Agents Floxacillin Humans Immunocompetence Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Methicillin Middle Aged Staphylococcal Infections Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome Whole Genome Sequencing

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 25(1):187-189
• Pubmed ID:
  30561304
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6302595
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Letter
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cbfc5176eb075a46fc0099eb932d34705ab8ad0cd07cf423b6a721e9763f8b78
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/80443/cdc_80443_DS1.pdf
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