A rare case of acute epiglottitis due to Staphylococcus aureus in an adult

被引：3

作者：

Harris, Clare ^{[1
]}

Sharkey, Lisa ^{[1
]}

Koshy, George ^{[2
,3
]}

Simler, Nicola ^{[2
,3
]}

Karas, Johannis Andreas ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Addenbrookes Hosp, Dept Med, Cambridge, England

[2] Hinchingbrooke Hosp, Dept Anaesthet, Huntingdon, England

[3] Hinchingbrooke Hosp, Dept Med, Huntingdon, England

[4] Addenbrookes Hosp, Hlth Protect Agcy, Clin Microbiol & Publ Hlth Lab, Bills Rd, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, England

来源：

INFECTIOUS DISEASE REPORTS | 2012年 / 4卷 / 01期

关键词：

epiglottitis; staphylococcus aureus;

D O I：

10.4081/idr.2012.e3

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

Epiglottitis has been mainly associated with childhood infection with Haemophilis influence 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 Staphylococcus 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.

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