Necrotizing pneumonia caused by methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract We report a fatal case of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)‐induced necrotizing pneumonia that was refractory to adequate vancomycin treatment (trough value, 13.1 µg/ml), drainage of hydropneumothorax, and veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Despite appropria...

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Main Authors: Toshiki Hiramatsu, Kazunori Tobino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-03-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5619