Complicated adult epiglottitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is emerging as an important pathogen. However, MRSA rarely causes epiglottitis. We report an adult with epiglottitis due to a CA-MRSA isolate of the USA300 lineage with Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Maintaining vigilance for CA-MRSA as a cause of an expanding spectrum of severe infections is warranted.
Young
Lisa S
LS
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA. young.lisa@yahoo.com
Price
Connie S
CS
D000328:Adult; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*