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The first case report of non-nosocomial healthcare-associated infective endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA400 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Staphylococcus aureus is the main causal pathogen of infective endocarditis (IE), which may have distinct origins, namely, community, nosocomial, or non-nosocomial healthcare-associated (NNHCA). We report the first case of NNHCA-IE caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus strain USA400/SCCmec IV in which the combination therapy of rifampin and vancomycin had a favorable outcome for the patient.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by grants from CAPES, CNPq, FAPERJ and Pronex, Brazilian governmental institutions.

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  1. Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    P. V. Damasco, S. S. Rioja, M. B. Castier & E. A. Marques

  2. Escola de Medicina e Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    P. V. Damasco, M. V. Potsch, M. P. Pastura & V. D. Marques

  3. Laboratório de Infecção Hospitalar, Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federaldo Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    F. S. Cavalcante, R. C. Chamon, D. C. Ferreira & K. R. N. Santos

  4. Laboratório de Infecções Hospitalares, Departamento de Microbiologia Médica Instituto de Microbiologia Prof. Paulo de Góes CCS, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Bloco I, Sala 010, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21941-590, Brazil

    K. R. N. Santos

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P. V. Damasco and F. S. Cavalcante contributed equally to this study.

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Damasco, P.V., Cavalcante, F.S., Chamon, R.C. et al. The first case report of non-nosocomial healthcare-associated infective endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus USA400 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Infection 41, 851–854 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-013-0430-2

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