Case Report
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World J Crit Care Med. Mar 9, 2024; 13(1): 87459
Published online Mar 9, 2024. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i1.87459
Community-acquired multidrug-resistant pneumonia, bacteraemia, and infective endocarditis: A case report
Basavaraj Jatteppanavar, Arnab Choudhury, Prasan Kumar Panda, Mukesh Bairwa
Basavaraj Jatteppanavar, Arnab Choudhury, Prasan Kumar Panda, Mukesh Bairwa, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh 249203, India
Author contributions: Jatteppanavar B and Choudhury A contributed equally to this work; Jatteppanavar B, Choudhury A, Bairwa M, and Panda PK designed the research study, performed the research, and critically reviewed the manuscript; Jatteppanavar B and Choudhury A analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient in the study.
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Corresponding author: Prasan Kumar Panda, MBBS, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Veer Bhadra Road, Rishikesh, Uttarkhand, 249203, India. motherprasanna@rediffmail.com
Received: August 12, 2023
Peer-review started: August 12, 2023
First decision: September 28, 2023
Revised: October 3, 2023
Accepted: December 4, 2023
Article in press: December 4, 2023
Published online: March 9, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: A case of community-acquired multidrug-resistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection leading to death is reported. The detection of CTX-M, VIM, NDM, mecA/C, and MREJ genes in microbial gene testing suggests that the patient was infected with MDR bacteria.