Clinical Findings Associated with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Caused By Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

 

Clinical findings:

(1) severe pneumonia occurring during the summer

(2) young patient previously healthy

(3) skin pustules

(4) erythematous rash

(5) concurrent influenza

(6) gross hemoptysis

 

Imaging findings:

(1) cavitary lesion

(2) rapidly progressive pleural effusion

 

Laboratory findings:

(1) neutropenia

(2) sputum Gram stain with large Gram-positive cocci in groups