Two cases of parotid gland infection with bacteraemia due to meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Parotid gland infection as a source of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia has been rarely reported. It is predominantly a disease of the elderly and is associated with significant mortality. Two cases are described here that presented over a 6 month history at a district general hospital. Many cases may be preventable with adequate hydration and good oral hygiene, combined with effective infection control.
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency East of England, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hill's Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 2QQ, UK.
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Enoch
Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency East of England, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire CB3 8RE, UK.
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Karas
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Emery
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Borland
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000382:microbiology*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin