Acquisition of MRSA through Oral Sex and Treatment of Carrier Status in a 22 year old male: a Case Report

摘要

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence is rising in the community. Although most new infections are transmitted along known methods, there are reports of MRSA being sexually transmitted. When MRSA is sexually transmitted, it tends to be invasive and untypeable. In this case report, an otherwise healthy 22-year-old man acquired MRSA through oral sex. The patient was successfully treated with Mupirocin. Understanding of this novel form of transmission is important in containing and eradicating MRSA.