OBJECTIVE: To describe increasing incidence and changing microbiology of head and neck abscesses in children admitted to the hospital during the first quarters of 2000 through 2003. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective data warehouse review identified 89 children less than 19 years of age admitted to a tertiary care pediatric hospital during the first quarters of 2000 through 2003 for suspicion of head and neck abscess involving the neck, face, and peritonsillar, retropharyngeal, and parapharyngeal spaces; and for orbital and intracranial complications of acute sinusitis. OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcome measures included the incidence of infection admissions and description of infection location and microbiology, calculated by chi2 technique. RESULTS: The incidence of infections increased in 2003. The greatest increase was in neck abscesses and complications of acute sinusitis. CONCLUSIONS: The increase in group A strep infections may be related to its biologic properties. SIGNIFICANCE: Group A strep remains a significant cause of head and neck infections in children.
OBJECTIVE: To describe increasing incidence and changing microbiology of head and neck abscesses in children admitted to the hospital during the first quarters of 2000 through 2003. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective data warehouse review identified 89 children less than 19 years of age admitted to a tertiary care pediatric hospital during the first quarters of 2000 through 2003 for suspicion of head and neck abscess involving the neck, face, and peritonsillar, retropharyngeal, and parapharyngeal spaces; and for orbital and intracranial complications of acute sinusitis. OUTCOME MEASURES: Outcome measures included the incidence of infection admissions and description of infection location and microbiology, calculated by chi2 technique. RESULTS: The incidence of infections increased in 2003. The greatest increase was in neck abscesses and complications of acute sinusitis. CONCLUSIONS: The increase in group A strep infections may be related to its biologic properties. SIGNIFICANCE: Group A strep remains a significant cause of head and neck infections in children.
Authors: Daan Van Brusselen; Erika Vlieghe; Petra Schelstraete; Frederic De Meulder; Christine Vandeputte; Kristien Garmyn; Wim Laffut; Patrick Van de Voorde Journal: Eur J Pediatr Date: 2014-08-12 Impact factor: 3.183
Authors: Fulvia Costantinides; Roberto Luzzati; Daniele Tognetto; Gabriele Bazzocchi; Matteo Biasotto; Gian Carlo Tirelli Journal: Head Face Med Date: 2012-10-16 Impact factor: 2.151