Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis with Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene in an injection drug user with HIV infection

Hung Chin Tsai; Pei Jiuan Chao; Cheng Len Sy; Susan Shin Jung Lee; Yao Shen Chen; Shue Ren Wann; Yung Ching Liu

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0878

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infective endocarditis with Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene in an injection drug user with HIV infection

Hung Chin Tsai, Pei Jiuan Chao, Cheng Len Sy, Susan Shin Jung Lee, Yao Shen Chen, Shue Ren Wann, Yung Ching Liu

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Abstract

Reports of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) isolates carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene that causes infective endocarditis in injection drug users (IDUs) with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are rare in the, English language literature. We present a case of CA-MRSA infective endocarditis with bilateral septic lung emboli in a previously healthy 45-year-old IDU. This case suggests that PVL gene-positive CA-MRSA should be considered as a potential pathogen in IDUs with infective endocarditis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1485-1489
Number of pages	5
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	47
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0878
Publication status	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Infective endocarditis
Intravenous drugs user
Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus

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Internal Medicine
Medicine(all)

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