Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an emerging cause of acute bacterial parotitis.
Staphylococcus aureus has long been recognized as a cause of acute bacterial parotitis. A case of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) parotitis is presented, highlighting the emergence of this increasingly important pathogen to cause a wide variety of infections. Also reviewed are the salient clinical and microbiologic features of this novel infection.
Nicolasora
Nelson P
NP
Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48197, USA.
Zacharek
Mark A
MA
Malani
Anurag N
AN
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010309:Parotitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents