Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus liver abscess in a patient with end-stage renal disease

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2004 Apr;37(2):124-7.

Abstract

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are an emerging problem. Although most liver abscesses are caused by Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, S. aureus can occasionally be isolated as the pathogenic organism. Liver abscess caused by MRSA is rarely reported. Here, we report a case of liver abscess due to MRSA in a 34-year-old man with end-stage renal disease and a 13-year history of hemodialysis treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Community-Acquired Infections / complications
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
  • Liver Abscess / complications
  • Liver Abscess / microbiology*
  • Liver Abscess / pathology
  • Male
  • Methicillin Resistance*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / complications
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects*
  • Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification