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JAMA. 2007;297:2070-2072.

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MMWR. 2007;56:325-329

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Staphylococcus aureus infection has been reported infrequently as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and typically has been associated with influenza virus infection or influenza-like illness (ILI).* During the 2003-04 influenza season, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) gained attention as a cause of 15 cases of influenza-associated CAP.¹ No formal surveillance has been conducted, and few additional cases of MRSA CAP were reported to CDC during the 2004-05 and 2005-06 influenza seasons. However, in January 2007, CDC received reports of 10 cases of severe MRSA CAP, including six deaths, among previously healthy children and adults in Louisiana and Georgia during December 2006–January 2007. These were the first reported cases of severe MRSA CAP during the 2006-07 influenza season in the two states, and 10 was a higher number than expected for the 2-month period. A case of severe MRSA CAP was defined as pneumonia requiring hospitalization . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Case Reports

Louisiana Case 1

Louisiana Case 2

Georgia Case 1