Staphylococcus aureus Retropharyngeal Abscess in Children. Issue 4 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brown, Nicholas K.; Hulten, Kristina G.; Mason, Edward O.; Kaplan, Sheldon L.
• Is Part Of: Pediatric infectious disease journal. Volume 34:Issue 4(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Retropharyngeal abscess -- methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus -- USA300 -- children; Communicable diseases in children -- Periodicals; Infection in children -- Periodicals; 618.929
• DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000000599
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0891-3668

Abstract

Abstract : A retrospective review of 33 patients comparing community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) with community-associated methicillin-susceptible S. aureus RPA from 2002–2013 at Texas Children's Hospital revealed most cases of S. aureus RPA have been due to community-associated methicillin-resistant S. aureus, which appears to be associated with a more complicated clinical course than RPA caused by community-associated methicillin-susceptible S. aureus .