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Research Article

Persistent Methicillin-RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia due to a Prostatic Abscess

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Pages 273-274 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

This report describes a patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia secondary to a prostatic abscess. The literature describing complications of S. aureus bacteremia and the bacteriology of prostatic abscesses is reviewed. This was found to be the first report of a patient with persistent MRSA bacteremia maintained by a prostatic focus.

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