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1 June 2008 Supplement

Volume 46, Number S5
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:S378–S385
© 2008 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
1058-4838/2008/4611S5-0007$15.00
DOI: 10.1086/533594
SUPPLEMENT ARTICLE

Pneumonia Caused by Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Ethan Rubinstein,1

Marin H. Kollef,2 and

Dilip Nathwani3

1University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; 2Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri; and 3Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland

A recent increase in staphylococcal infections caused by methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), combined with frequent, prolonged ventilatory support of an aging, often chronically ill population, has resulted in a large increase in cases of MRSA pneumonia in the health care setting. In addition, community‐acquired MRSA pneumonia has become more prevalent. This type of pneumonia historically affects younger patients, follows infection with influenza virus, and is often severe, requiring hospitalization and causing the death of a significant proportion of those affected. Ultimately, hospital‐acquired MRSA and community‐acquired MRSA are important causes of pneumonia and present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Rapid institution of appropriate antibiotic therapy, including linezolid as an alternative to vancomycin, is crucial. Respiratory infection–control measures and de‐escalation of initial broad‐spectrum antibiotic regimens to avoid emergence of resistant organisms are also important. This article reviews the clinical features of, diagnosis of, and therapies for MRSA pneumonia.

Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Ethan Rubinstein, Section of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, 543‐730 William Ave., 501 Basic Medical Sciences Bldg., Winnipeg, MB R3E 0W3, Canada ().

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