Antibiotic-associated diarrhea due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Apr;63(4):388-9. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.12.007. Epub 2009 Feb 18.

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus has been implicated as a cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea; however, reports rarely originate from the United States. We report 5 cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhea caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Eighty percent of the stool specimens were greenish. Heavy growth of MRSA from greenish stool culture may warrant oral vancomycin therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Diarrhea / microbiology*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*
  • Middle Aged
  • Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
  • United States

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents