Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Deep neck infections
Deep neck infections is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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PATHOGENS
This is typically due to oral flora and others (especially if receiving antibiotics recently or hospitalized).
- Anaerobic bacteria: Peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides spp., Fusobacterium spp.(Lemierre’s syndrome), Porphyromonas spp.
- Streptococcus species, including S. intermedius (complex)
- S. aureus, including MRSA
- Aerobic Gram-negative bacilli, now found with increasing frequency
- Actinomyces (see Actinomycosis module for details)
- Compromised host: Candida, Aspergillus
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PATHOGENS
This is typically due to oral flora and others (especially if receiving antibiotics recently or hospitalized).
- Anaerobic bacteria: Peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides spp., Fusobacterium spp.(Lemierre’s syndrome), Porphyromonas spp.
- Streptococcus species, including S. intermedius (complex)
- S. aureus, including MRSA
- Aerobic Gram-negative bacilli, now found with increasing frequency
- Actinomyces (see Actinomycosis module for details)
- Compromised host: Candida, Aspergillus
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Last updated: January 11, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Deep Neck Infections." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540111/3.1/Deep_neck_infections.
Auwaerter PG. Deep neck infections. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540111/3.1/Deep_neck_infections. Accessed January 28, 2023.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Deep neck infections. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540111/3.1/Deep_neck_infections
Auwaerter PG. Deep Neck Infections [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2023 January 28]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540111/3.1/Deep_neck_infections.
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