1. Necrotizing pneumonia and septic shock: suspecting CA-MRSA in patients presenting to Canadian emergency departments
- Author
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Vayalumkal, Joseph V., Whittingham, Heather, Vanderkooi, Otto, Stewart, Thomas E., Low, Donald E., Mulvey, Michael, and McGeer, Allison
- Subjects
Bacterial pneumonia -- Risk factors -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Staphylococcus aureus -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Hospitals -- Canada -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis -- Emergency service ,Practice guidelines (Medicine) -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Cross infection -- Risk factors -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Atrial fibrillation -- Risk factors -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Emergency medicine -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Aspartate aminotransferase -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Creatine kinase -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Pneumonia -- Risk factors -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Nosocomial infections -- Risk factors -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Diabetics -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Type 2 diabetes -- Risk factors -- Genetic aspects -- Analysis ,Health ,Health care industry ,Science and technology ,Analysis ,Genetic aspects ,Risk factors - Abstract
ABSTRACT We report a case of fatal necrotizing pneumonia and sepsis caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) in an otherwise well, 48-year-old Canadian man with type 2 diabetes mellitus [...]
- Published
- 2007