CA MRSA attacks brain in Egyptian patient

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Isolated MRSA was positive for PVL, belonged to ST30 and agr3, and had SCCmecV. The MIC value of oxacillin for this MRSA was low (8 �g/mL), and MRSA was susceptible to non-beta-lactam antimicrobial agents. These data of the molecular characteristics and drug susceptibility, together with the fact that MRSA was isolated from the abscess, are in close agreement with CA-MRSA. A case of a brain abscess due to CA-MRSA has been previously reported, although with no description about the presence of the PVL gene in MRSA [13]. To the best of our knowledge, this study demonstrates the first case of a brain abscess due to PVL-positive MRSA and also the first isolation of CA-MRSA in Egypt. Since CA-MRSA is highly virulent and can spread in the community as well as within hospitals [3,14], surveillance for PVL-positive MRSA (CA-MRSA) should be actively performed in Egypt.

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[Linda]

I have been diagnosed with MRSA in my right ear following a mastoidectomy in December 2007. MRSA was not diagnosed until a couple months later. I am now on 1 gram of Vancomycin every 16 hours. What are the chances of it going into my brain? I am have horrific headaches...