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Intraoperative angiography showing inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement.
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The case was discussed with the vascular surgeons and a low-profile percutaneously introducible IVC filter (titanium Greenfield filter, Medi-tech, Watertown, MA) was placed (Figure 1).
PCR amplification of mecA gene products (a) and the genes that code PVL (b) visualized on gel electrophoresis. (a) Lanes (L): L1:mecA gene PCR kit; L2:Patient; L3:Positive Control. (b) Lanes (L): L1:PVL gene PCR kit; L2:Patient; L3:Positive Control.
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Methicillin-sensitive S. aureus was isolated from blood cultures and synovial fluid (Figure 2(a)) prompting antibiotic therapy change to flucloxacillin. PVL genes (lukS-PV and lukF-PV) were detected on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays (Figure 2(b)).