Severe necrotizing fasciitis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Randall J. Olsen; Kevin M. Burns; Liang Chen; Barry N. Kreiswirth; James M. Musser

doi:10.1128/JCM.02029-07

Severe necrotizing fasciitis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Randall J. Olsen, Kevin M. Burns, Liang Chen, Barry N. Kreiswirth, James M. Musser

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a rarely reported cause of necrotizing fasciitis. We report an unusually severe case of MRSA necrotizing fasciitis in a previously undiagnosed AIDS patient. Molecular analysis revealed that the strain had the USA300/spa1 genotype, now an abundant cause of community-acquired MRSA infection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1144-1147
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	46
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02029-07
State	Published - Mar 2008

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Severe necrotizing fasciitis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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