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

• Main Authors: Clare Harris (Author), Lisa Sharkey (Author), George Koshy (Author), Nicola Simler (Author), Johannis Andreas Karas (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: MDPI AG, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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Epiglottitis has been mainly associated with childhood infection with <em>Haemophilis influenzae type B</em> but cases of adult epiglottitis are increasing. We report here a case of adult epiglottitis and present evidence that it was caused by <em>S. aureus</em>. A 48-year ol...