A Fatal Case of Infective Endocarditis Caused by Community-Associated Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusST72 in Korea

Abstract

The advent of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) has been a worldwide threat to public health for the past decade. We report a fatal case of infective endocarditis caused by a non-USA300, Panton-Valentine leukocidin toxin-negative CA-MRSA clone. This is a serious case of CA-MRSA infection caused by a se-