Intrarenal abscess caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a transplanted kidney

Transpl Infect Dis. 2016 Apr;18(2):293-6. doi: 10.1111/tid.12518.

Abstract

Emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria is important in solid organ transplant recipients, because it can jeopardize patient and graft survival. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are not rare in kidney transplant recipients. On the other hand, infections related to community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) strains are seldom reported in the literature. Herein, we report the first patient, to our knowledge, with CA-MRSA renal graft abscess who was successfully treated with drainage and parenteral antibiotics.

Keywords: CA-MRSA; graft abscess; kidney transplant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Kidney Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Middle Aged
  • Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents