Authors
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Sahil Kumar
Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
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Jaideep Pilania
Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
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Rajat Sharma
Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
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Keywords:
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Leptospirosis, Co-infection, Cavitatory Pneumonia, CommunityAcquired
Abstract
This case report presents a 33-year-old male farmer with community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) pneumonia complicated by Leptospirosis. The patient presented with a 2.5-month history of high-grade fever, chest pain, and weight loss. Investigations revealed multiple cavitary lesions in bilateral lungs. Blood cultures were positive for MRSA, and ELISA for leptospira was positive. The patient was successfully treated with vancomycin and anticoagulation therapy and discharged
Author Biographies
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Sahil Kumar, Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
Senior Resident, Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
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Jaideep Pilania, Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
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Rajat Sharma, Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
Junior Resident, Department Of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
