Harris Clare, Sharkey Lisa, Koshy George, Simler Nicola, Karas Johannis Andreas
Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge;
Departments of Anaesthetics and Medicine, Hinchingbrooke Hospital Huntingdon;
Infect Dis Rep. 2012 Jan 2;4(1):e3. doi: 10.4081/idr.2012.e3.
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 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.
会厌炎主要与儿童感染B型流感嗜血杆菌有关,但成人会厌炎病例正在增加。我们在此报告一例成人会厌炎病例,并提供证据表明其由金黄色葡萄球菌引起。一名有会厌炎临床症状的48岁患者,从会厌拭子的纯培养物中培养出金黄色葡萄球菌。金黄色葡萄球菌应被视为成人会厌炎的潜在病原体。