Manuel Penton1, Silvia Schibeci Oraa2, Ashraf Abdelhemid3, Caitlin Otto4, Margaret R Hammerschlag5. 1. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Electronic address: Manuel.Penton@downstate.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Electronic address: silvia.schibecioraa@downstate.edu. 3. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Electronic address: ashraf.abdelhemid@downstate.edu. 4. Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA, USA. Electronic address: caitlin.otto@downstate.edu. 5. Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Electronic address: margaret.hammerschlag@downstate.edu.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Eikenella corrodens is a small, nonmotile Gram-negative rod that is part of the normal flora in the mouth, upper respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts. It is classically found in human bite (fist to mouth) infections but is also seen in respiratory tract and head and neck infections. METHODS: We describe three cases of E. corrodens causing head and neck infections in children seen in our institution between 2013 and 2019. We also reviewed the available literature on pediatric head and neck infections caused by E. corrodens. RESULTS: All 3 children recovered and fit the trends identified in the 58 patients published in the literature from 1976 to 2019. CONCLUSIONS: E. corrodens is responsible for a range of head and neck infections in pediatric patients. It is a not infrequent cause of head and neck infections in children and should be considered when selecting presumptive antibiotic therapy.
INTRODUCTION:Eikenella corrodens is a small, nonmotile Gram-negative rod that is part of the normal flora in the mouth, upper respiratory, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary tracts. It is classically found in human bite (fist to mouth) infections but is also seen in respiratory tract and head and neck infections. METHODS: We describe three cases of E. corrodens causing head and neck infections in children seen in our institution between 2013 and 2019. We also reviewed the available literature on pediatric head and neck infections caused by E. corrodens. RESULTS:All 3children recovered and fit the trends identified in the 58 patients published in the literature from 1976 to 2019. CONCLUSIONS:E. corrodens is responsible for a range of head and neck infections in pediatric patients. It is a not infrequent cause of head and neck infections in children and should be considered when selecting presumptive antibiotic therapy.