A Rare Case of Acute Epiglottitis Due to Staphylococcus aureus in an Adult
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Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospita, Cambridge, UK
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Department of Anaesthetics and Medicine, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, UK
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Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4(1), e3; https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e3
Submission received: 22 September 2011
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Revised: 25 October 2011
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Accepted: 14 December 2011
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Published: 2 January 2012
Abstract
Epiglottitis has been mainly associated with childhood infection with Haemophilis influenzae type B but cases of adult epiglottitis are increasing. We report here a case of adult epiglottitis and present evidence that it was caused by S. aureus. A 48-year old patient with clinical symptoms of epiglottitis grew Staphylococcus aureus in pure culture from an epiglottal swab. Staphylococcus aureus should be considered as a potential pathogen in adult epiglottitis.
Keywords:
epiglottitis; Staphylococcus aureus
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Harris, C.; Sharkey, L.; Koshy, G.; Simler, N.; Karas, J.A. A Rare Case of Acute Epiglottitis Due to Staphylococcus aureus in an Adult. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2012, 4, e3. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e3
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Harris C, Sharkey L, Koshy G, Simler N, Karas JA. A Rare Case of Acute Epiglottitis Due to Staphylococcus aureus in an Adult. Infectious Disease Reports. 2012; 4(1):e3. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e3
Chicago/Turabian StyleHarris, Clare, Lisa Sharkey, George Koshy, Nicola Simler, and Johannis Andreas Karas. 2012. "A Rare Case of Acute Epiglottitis Due to Staphylococcus aureus in an Adult" Infectious Disease Reports 4, no. 1: e3. https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2012.e3
