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ArticleCureus2024

Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia.

Swati Mahapatra, Sukhila Reddy, Shivangini Duggal, Hedaia Algheriani, Monica Botros, Abhinav Vulisha, Sheldon Rao

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Co-Infection ofInfection and drug resistance · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Swati MahapatraInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.
Sukhila ReddyInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.
Shivangini DuggalInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.
Hedaia AlgherianiInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.
Monica BotrosInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.
Abhinav VulishaInternal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.
Sheldon RaoPulmonology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a rare occurrence that is known to occur in young adults with no recent hospitalization. It is known to present with hemoptysis and is usually associated with concomitant influenza infection and is classically diagnosed by sputum culture or broncheoalvolar lavage. Routine treatment of community-acquired pneumonia does not suffice in the event of MRSA growth, and, if left untreated, can develop into serious medical complications of sepsis, multiloculated fluid collections, and multiorgan failure. In the southwestern region, particularly between the two predominantly Hispanic cities of El Paso and Las Cruces, there has been an increased incidence of MRSA strains isolated. This case report highlights the importance of identifying MRSA pneumonia in a clinical setting, particularly in southwestern regions.

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complicated community-acquired pneumonia (ccap)complication of empyemamethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa)mrsa prevalencesevere community-acquired pneumonia

Identifiers

PMID39583448
PMCPMC11582346

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