Retropharyngeal abscess in children: The rising incidence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 696-699

  Abdel Haq, Nahed ^a,b   Quezada, Marianela ^c   Asmar, Basim I ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Incidence; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Retropharyngeal abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINEZOLID; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; AEROBE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANAEROBE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862756131     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318256fff0     Document Type: Review

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