Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Cellulitis Causing Meningitis From Hematogenous Dissemination: A Case Report

Division

North Florida

Hospital

Osceola Regional Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

1-1-2024

Keywords

cellulitis, infectious diseases, meningitis, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa), septic emboli, valvular endocarditis

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nervous System Diseases | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus meningitis is commonly associated with surgical procedures that closely interact with the central nervous system; however, hematogenous spread via bacteremia is rarely reported. Here, we present a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus meningitis as a complication of a diabetic foot infection that disseminated into a bloodstream infection causing infective endocarditis, discitis, vertebral osteomyelitis, and meningitis that was successfully treated with intravenous daptomycin and rifampin.

Publisher or Conference

Cureus

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