Pneumonia Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Positive for Exfoliative Toxin A and Secondary to Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Abstract
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) causes severe pneumonia. Previous reports found that CA-MRSA producing the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) or toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) triggered severe necrotizing pneumonia. However, other toxins and genetic factors responsible for CA-MRSA pneumonia are rarely analyzed in Japan. In this study, we performed whole-genome sequencing (WGS) to analyze the clinical features of CA-MRSA genetically. As a result, we identified a strain with a rare sequence-type of MRSA. Herein, we present a case of CA-MRSA pneumonia in a 64-year-old woman. Her condition improved rapidly with vancomycin therapy. Draft WGS led to identifying the genotype and virulence factors and showed that the strain was a rare sequence-type of MRSA with the following characteristics: staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type IV, sequence type 121, exfoliative toxin A-positive, and specific staphylococcal protein A type t5110. To the best of our knowledge, a strain with this profile has not been previously reported. Our findings provide new insights into CA-MRSA pneumonia and its genetic and clinical features. Therefore, we recommend accumulating genetic profiles of CA-MRSA pneumonia to identify genetic features and the clinical characteristics of the patients.
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