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Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus: is it a problem for nasal surgery?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2006

A Sharma ,
C Philpott ,
L Pope  and
D McKiernan
A Sharma
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge and West Suffolk NHS Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, UK
C Philpott
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge and West Suffolk NHS Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, UK
L Pope
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge and West Suffolk NHS Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, UK
D McKiernan
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge and West Suffolk NHS Trust, Bury St. Edmunds, UK
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Abstract

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming ever more prevalent in the UK, and the proportion of MRSA to methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) seems to be increasing. New strains of MRSA are ever developing resistance to antibiotic treatment, increasing morbidity and mortality of infection.

Staphylococcus aureus is part of the normal flora of the nose, and MRSA colonizes the nose in infection. However, nasal surgery is rarely complicated by staphylococcal infections, and MRSA infection following nasal surgery is rare.

The authors present a literature review of MRSA infection, its relation to the nasal cavity, and infection following nasal surgery.

Keywords

MethicillinStaphylococcus aureusNoseInfectionComplication
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 121 , Issue 5 , May 2007 , pp. 415 - 418
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2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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