Pediatric nasal tip abscesses

Pediatric nasal tip abscesses

Nasal tip abscesses in children are uncommon. We report on 7 children/teenagers who presented with an advanced nasal tip abscess that required intravenous antibiotics and surgical drainage, despite adequate pre-admission antibiotic therapy with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid or cephalosporins. Cultures...

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Veröffentlicht in:European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2020-02, Vol.277 (2), p.641-643
Hauptverfasser: Marom, Tal, Gluck, Ofer, Kraus, Oded, Tamir, Sharon Ovnat
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abscess - drug therapy
Abscess - microbiology
Abscess - surgery
Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Child
Drainage - methods
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - surgery
Head and Neck Surgery
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Nose Diseases - drug therapy
Nose Diseases - microbiology
Nose Diseases - surgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Short Communication
Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - surgery
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcal Infections - surgery
Streptococcus pyogenes - isolation & purification
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use
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Zusammenfassung:Nasal tip abscesses in children are uncommon. We report on 7 children/teenagers who presented with an advanced nasal tip abscess that required intravenous antibiotics and surgical drainage, despite adequate pre-admission antibiotic therapy with amoxicillin/clavulanic acid or cephalosporins. Cultures were positive for Staphylococcus aureus , that was clindamycin-resistant but TMP/SMX sensitive.
ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-019-05760-7