MRSA in recurrent frontal sinusitis
Journal Title: Romanian Journal of Rhinology - Year 2016, Vol 6, Issue 24
Abstract
The authors present a case of recurrent frontal rhinosinusitis, for which the drug therapy was ineffective. To avert the risk of complications, multiple classic and endoscopic surgical procedures were performed on the frontal sinus pathology. The bacterium involved in this form of rhinosinusitis was represented by a Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) diagnosed during the first endoscopic approach (the second surgical procedure) for which the treatment corresponding to the antibiogram was followed. At the last hospitalization, the patient has underwent a frontal bilateral drainage surgery (modified Lothrop procedure) and started an adequate anti-MRSA treatment. The authors wondered whether multiple recurrences of frontal rhinosinusitis are determined by an incomplete drainage, by a persistent infection with MRSA or by both.
Authors and Affiliations
Vlad Budu, Andreea Costache, Tatiana Decuseara, Alexandru Coman, Alexandra Guliga, Raluca Baican, Ioan Bulescu, Cristina Goanta, C. Ionita, Mihail Tusaliu
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- DOI 10.1515/rjr-2016-0027
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