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

• Auteurs principaux: Clare Harris (Auteur), Lisa Sharkey (Auteur), George Koshy (Auteur), Nicola Simler (Auteur), Johannis Andreas Karas (Auteur)
• Format: Livre
• Publié: MDPI AG, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Sujets: 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...