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Metastatic Staphylococcus Aureus Infection in a Haemodialysis Patient

Bir Hemodiyaliz Hastasında Metastatik Staphylococcus Aureus Enfeksiyonu

Davut Eren(UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE)0000-0003-2754-7594
Onur Tatar(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KAYSERİ ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ)0000-0002-9292-5494
Sümeyra Koyuncu(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, KAYSERİ ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, İÇ HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0002-1159-5818
Pages
96–98
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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This case highlights the importance of recognizing that catheter-related bacteremia in hemodialysis patients can lead to metastatic infections and necessitates careful screening.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes invasive infections that are difficult to treat and associated with high mortality rates due to antibiotic resistance.
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Key Findings & Data:Frequent hospital admissions, antibiotic use, invasive catheters, and hemodialysis are significant risk factors for MRSA infections.
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Conclusion & Impact:This case highlights the importance of recognizing that catheter-related bacteremia in hemodialysis patients can lead to metastatic infections and necessitates careful screening.
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⚙️Variables:Hemodiyaliz · pnömoni · staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes invasive infections that are difficult to treat and associated with high mortality rates due to antibiotic resistance. Frequent hospital admissions, antibiotic use, invasive catheters, and hemodialysis are significant risk factors for MRSA infections. Here, we report a case of a hemodialysis patient with pneumonia and bacteremia caused by MRSA. The patient presented with tenderness at the catheter insertion site, elevated acute-phase reactants in laboratory tests, and lung consolidations. Removal of the infected catheter and administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy resulted in complete resolution of the patient's clinical symptoms and laboratory abnormalities. This case highlights the importance of recognizing that catheter-related bacteremia in hemodialysis patients can lead to metastatic infections and necessitates careful screening.

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Metisiline dirençli Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), antibiyotik direnci nedeniyle tedavisi zor ve yüksek ölüm oranlarına sahip invaziv enfeksiyonlara neden olmaktadır. Sık hastaneye yatış, antibiyotik kullanımı, invaziv kateterler ve hemodiyaliz MRSA enfeksiyonları için risk faktörleridir. Burada, MRSA'nın etken olduğu pnömoni ve bakteriyemisi olan bir hemodiyaliz hastası bildirilmektedir. Hastada kateter giriş yerinde hassasiyet, laboratuvar değerlerinde akut faz reaktanlarında yükseklik ve akciğerde konsolidasyonlar saptanmıştır. Enfekte kateterin çekilmesi ve uygun antibiyotik tedavisi ile hastanın klinik ve laboratuvar bulgularında tam düzelme sağlanmıştır. Bu vaka, hemodiyaliz hastalarında kateter kaynaklı bakteriyemilerin metastatik enfeksiyonlara yol açabileceğini ve dikkatli bir tarama gerektirdiğini hatırlatmaktadır.

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Eren, D., Tatar, O., Koyuncu, S. (2025). Metastatic Staphylococcus Aureus Infection in a Haemodialysis Patient. Journal of Anatolian Medical Research, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 3, 96–98. https://doi.org/10.55694/jamer.1610319

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