Rising Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases

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The increasing incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections (MRSA) in ENT diseases is becoming a big clinical concern.

Here two patients are described who developed MRSA infections presented with unusual post-FESS epistaxis and postmastoidectomy perichondrial abscess and failed treatment with broad spectrum intravenous antibiotics.

Following treatment with oral linezolid combined with local mupirocin dressing both patients fully recovered.