title: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an emerging cause of acute bacterial parotitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48197, USA.
authors.forename: Nelson P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Nicolasora
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zacharek
authors.forename: Anurag N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Malani
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents