title: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: is it a problem for nasal surgery?
abstract: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming ever more prevalent in the UK, and the proportion of MRSA to methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) seems to be increasing. New strains of MRSA are ever developing resistance to antibiotic treatment, increasing morbidity and mortality of infection. Staphylococcus aureus is part of the normal flora of the nose, and MRSA colonizes the nose in infection. However, nasal surgery is rarely complicated by staphylococcal infections, and MRSA infection following nasal surgery is rare. The authors present a literature review of MRSA infection, its relation to the nasal cavity, and infection following nasal surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge and West Suffolk NHS Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, UK. aloksharma@mac.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Philpott
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McKiernan
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism