title: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of neonatal suppurative parotitis: a report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Suppurative parotitis is an uncommon entity identified in newborns. While Staphylococcus aureus has been frequently identified as the causative pathogen among the few patients diagnosed with neonatal suppurative parotitis (NSP), there has only been one prior case described in the literature that was due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Because of its virulence, MRSA presents new and substantial challenges for the surgeon; we describe two cases of NSP caused by MRSA and the subsequent surgical intervention necessitated for cure. We also include a review of all cases of NSP described in the English-language literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, The University of Florida and Shands Hospital, 1600 SW Archer Rd., Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. sean.donovan@ent.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Sean T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Donovan
authors.forename: Grant T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Rohman
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Selph
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajan
authors.forename: Rosemary M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Stocks
authors.forename: Jerome W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010309:Parotitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013492:Suppuration / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin; D009254:Nafcillin; D002506:Cephalexin