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Pneumonia due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

MedGen UID:
853161
•Concept ID:
C1142536
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia; MRSA Pneumonia; Pneumonia caused by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus
SNOMED CT: Pneumonia due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (124691000119101); Pneumonia caused by methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (124691000119101)

Definition

Pneumonia that is caused by Staphylococcus aureus that is resistant to methicillin treatment. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPneumonia due to methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

European perspective and update on the management of nosocomial pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after more than 10 years of experience with linezolid.
Chastre J, Blasi F, Masterton RG, Rello J, Torres A, Welte T
Clin Microbiol Infect 2014 Apr;20 Suppl 4:19-36. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12450. PMID: 24580739
Pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: clinical features, diagnosis and management.
Tacconelli E, De Angelis G
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2009 May;15(3):218-22. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e3283292666. PMID: 19373090
Pharmacologic treatment options for nosocomial pneumonia involving methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Maclayton DO, Hall RG 2nd
Ann Pharmacother 2007 Feb;41(2):235-44. Epub 2007 Feb 13 doi: 10.1345/aph.1H414. PMID: 17299012

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

New testing guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia.
Losier A, Dela Cruz CS
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2022 Apr 1;35(2):128-132. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000824. PMID: 35245248
Current pharmacotherapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia.
Bassetti M, Labate L, Melchio M, Robba C, Battaglini D, Ball L, Pelosi P, Giacobbe DR
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2022 Feb;23(3):361-375. Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2021.2010706. PMID: 34882041
Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia in the Community.
He H, Wunderink RG
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Aug;41(4):470-479. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709992. PMID: 32521547
Determining the Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nares Screening in Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Mergenhagen KA, Starr KE, Wattengel BA, Lesse AJ, Sumon Z, Sellick JA
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Aug 22;71(5):1142-1148. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz974. PMID: 31573026
Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review.
Torres A, Chalmers JD, Dela Cruz CS, Dominedò C, Kollef M, Martin-Loeches I, Niederman M, Wunderink RG
Intensive Care Med 2019 Feb;45(2):159-171. Epub 2019 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05519-y. PMID: 30706119Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

New testing guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia.
Losier A, Dela Cruz CS
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2022 Apr 1;35(2):128-132. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000824. PMID: 35245248
Prevalence and Therapies of Antibiotic-Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.
Guo Y, Song G, Sun M, Wang J, Wang Y
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020;10:107. Epub 2020 Mar 17 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00107. PMID: 32257966Free PMC Article
Determining the Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nares Screening in Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Mergenhagen KA, Starr KE, Wattengel BA, Lesse AJ, Sumon Z, Sellick JA
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Aug 22;71(5):1142-1148. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz974. PMID: 31573026
Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review.
Torres A, Chalmers JD, Dela Cruz CS, Dominedò C, Kollef M, Martin-Loeches I, Niederman M, Wunderink RG
Intensive Care Med 2019 Feb;45(2):159-171. Epub 2019 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05519-y. PMID: 30706119Free PMC Article
Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children.
Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, Daum RS, Fridkin SK, Gorwitz RJ, Kaplan SL, Karchmer AW, Levine DP, Murray BE, J Rybak M, Talan DA, Chambers HF; Infectious Diseases Society of America
Clin Infect Dis 2011 Feb 1;52(3):e18-55. Epub 2011 Jan 4 doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq146. PMID: 21208910

Therapy

Update on Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.
Tabah A, Laupland KB
Curr Opin Crit Care 2022 Oct 1;28(5):495-504. Epub 2022 Aug 4 doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000974. PMID: 35942696
Current pharmacotherapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia.
Bassetti M, Labate L, Melchio M, Robba C, Battaglini D, Ball L, Pelosi P, Giacobbe DR
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2022 Feb;23(3):361-375. Epub 2021 Dec 9 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2021.2010706. PMID: 34882041
Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia in the Community.
He H, Wunderink RG
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Aug;41(4):470-479. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1709992. PMID: 32521547
Determining the Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nares Screening in Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Mergenhagen KA, Starr KE, Wattengel BA, Lesse AJ, Sumon Z, Sellick JA
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Aug 22;71(5):1142-1148. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz974. PMID: 31573026
Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children.
Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, Daum RS, Fridkin SK, Gorwitz RJ, Kaplan SL, Karchmer AW, Levine DP, Murray BE, J Rybak M, Talan DA, Chambers HF; Infectious Diseases Society of America
Clin Infect Dis 2011 Feb 1;52(3):e18-55. Epub 2011 Jan 4 doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq146. PMID: 21208910

Prognosis

Increased antimicrobial resistance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lai CC, Chen SY, Ko WC, Hsueh PR
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2021 Apr;57(4):106324. Epub 2021 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2021.106324. PMID: 33746045Free PMC Article
Determining the Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nares Screening in Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Mergenhagen KA, Starr KE, Wattengel BA, Lesse AJ, Sumon Z, Sellick JA
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Aug 22;71(5):1142-1148. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz974. PMID: 31573026
Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review.
Torres A, Chalmers JD, Dela Cruz CS, Dominedò C, Kollef M, Martin-Loeches I, Niederman M, Wunderink RG
Intensive Care Med 2019 Feb;45(2):159-171. Epub 2019 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05519-y. PMID: 30706119Free PMC Article
Clinical Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Screening for Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Review of Current Literature.
Carr AL, Daley MJ, Givens Merkel K, Rose DT
Pharmacotherapy 2018 Dec;38(12):1216-1228. Epub 2018 Oct 29 doi: 10.1002/phar.2188. PMID: 30300441
Necrotizing Pneumonia.
Nicolaou EV, Bartlett AH
Pediatr Ann 2017 Feb 1;46(2):e65-e68. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20170120-02. PMID: 28192581

Clinical prediction guides

The interface between COVID-19 and bacterial healthcare-associated infections.
O'Toole RF
Clin Microbiol Infect 2021 Dec;27(12):1772-1776. Epub 2021 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.06.001. PMID: 34111586Free PMC Article
Determining the Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nares Screening in Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Mergenhagen KA, Starr KE, Wattengel BA, Lesse AJ, Sumon Z, Sellick JA
Clin Infect Dis 2020 Aug 22;71(5):1142-1148. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz974. PMID: 31573026
Challenges in severe community-acquired pneumonia: a point-of-view review.
Torres A, Chalmers JD, Dela Cruz CS, Dominedò C, Kollef M, Martin-Loeches I, Niederman M, Wunderink RG
Intensive Care Med 2019 Feb;45(2):159-171. Epub 2019 Jan 31 doi: 10.1007/s00134-019-05519-y. PMID: 30706119Free PMC Article
Clinical Utility of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Screening for Antimicrobial Stewardship: A Review of Current Literature.
Carr AL, Daley MJ, Givens Merkel K, Rose DT
Pharmacotherapy 2018 Dec;38(12):1216-1228. Epub 2018 Oct 29 doi: 10.1002/phar.2188. PMID: 30300441
Antimicrobial resistance: a global multifaceted phenomenon.
Prestinaci F, Pezzotti P, Pantosti A
Pathog Glob Health 2015;109(7):309-18. Epub 2015 Sep 7 doi: 10.1179/2047773215Y.0000000030. PMID: 26343252Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Antibiotic resistance associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Langford BJ, Soucy JR, Leung V, So M, Kwan ATH, Portnoff JS, Bertagnolio S, Raybardhan S, MacFadden DR, Daneman N
Clin Microbiol Infect 2023 Mar;29(3):302-309. Epub 2022 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.12.006. PMID: 36509377Free PMC Article
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis (November 2019-June 2021).
Kariyawasam RM, Julien DA, Jelinski DC, Larose SL, Rennert-May E, Conly JM, Dingle TC, Chen JZ, Tyrrell GJ, Ronksley PE, Barkema HW
Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2022 Mar 7;11(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01085-z. PMID: 35255988Free PMC Article
Meta-analysis of vancomycin versus linezolid in pneumonia with proven methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Kato H, Hagihara M, Asai N, Shibata Y, Koizumi Y, Yamagishi Y, Mikamo H
J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2021 Mar;24:98-105. Epub 2021 Jan 2 doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.12.009. PMID: 33401013
Antibiotic resistance surveillance systems: A review.
Diallo OO, Baron SA, Abat C, Colson P, Chaudet H, Rolain JM
J Glob Antimicrob Resist 2020 Dec;23:430-438. Epub 2020 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jgar.2020.10.009. PMID: 33176216
The frequency of influenza and bacterial coinfection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Klein EY, Monteforte B, Gupta A, Jiang W, May L, Hsieh YH, Dugas A
Influenza Other Respir Viruses 2016 Sep;10(5):394-403. Epub 2016 Jun 24 doi: 10.1111/irv.12398. PMID: 27232677Free PMC Article

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