Spontaneous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) meningitis.

Am J Emerg Med

Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address:

Published: May 2018

Spontaneous methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) meningitis is extremely rare and has a high mortality rate. We report a case of MRSA meningitis in an otherwise healthy young adult female with no recent trauma or neurosurgical interventions. Despite antibiotics she suffered a vasculitis-induced cerebral vascular ischemic event.

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