Management of pediatric lateral neck infections: Does the adage "... never let the sun go down on undrained pus ..." hold true?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Courtney, Mark J ^a   Miteff, Alex ^a   Mahadevan, Murali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abscess; Cellulitis; Cervical; Infection; Lymphadenitis; Neck

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INFECTION; LATERAL NECK INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33845623771     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2006.09.009     Document Type: Article

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