Letter to the Editor
Acute Bacterial Parotitis due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Abstract
Acute bacterial parotitis (ABP) is an inflammation of the parotid gland that results from stasis of salivary flow and retrograde bacterial contamination of the Stenson duct. Despite some case reports of Gram-negative1 and anaerobic bacteria,2 Staphylococcus aureusremains the most common pathogen of ABP.3 We report two cases in which methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) was causing ABP, and that support the only two case reports4,5 previously published in the literature.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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References
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