CJO - Abstract - Successful treatment of MRSA otorrhoea: a case report

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology (2006), 120: 63-64 Cambridge University Press

Copyright © 2005 JLO (1984) Limited

doi:10.1017/S0022215105003440

Published online by Cambridge University Press 25 Nov 2005

Clinical Record

Successful treatment of MRSA otorrhoea: a case report

Alison Hunt ^a1^c1 and Peter J Robb ^a2
^a1 Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK
^a2 Department of Otolaryngology, Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Epsom, UK

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Abstract

Infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasing. It may be community or hospital acquired and is characteristically difficult to eradicate. Here we report a case of a two-year-old girl who sustained a traumatic tympanic membrane perforation following a minor burns injury. She was seen as an out-patient in a burns unit and subsequently developed MRSA otorrhoea. This was treated with a two-week course of fusidic acid topical drops. At three-week follow up the tympanic membrane had healed and the infection had healed completely. Fusidic acid is safe and effective in the treatment of MRSA otorrhoea. We need to maintain vigilance in the treatment of otorrhoea, as MRSA may become an increasingly common pathogen in the future.

(Accepted June 26 2005)

Key Words: Staphylococcus aureus; Methicillin Resistance; Fusidic Acid; Otorrhoea.

Correspondence:
^c1 Address for correspondence: Alison Hunt, Department of Otolaryngology, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XX, UK. Fax: 01372 277494 E-mail: huntpickering@aol.com