Pediatric Orbital Cellulitis/Abscess: Microbiology and Pattern of Antibiotic Prescribing

DISCUSSION: Of 95 total patients, 69 (73%) received intravenous antibiotics only and 26 (27%) received intravenous antibiotics plus surgery. The most common organism cultured was Streptococcus anginosus, followed by Staphylococcus aureus, and group A streptococcus. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalence was 9%. MRSA-active antibiotics remain the most frequently used antibiotics.PMID:36940123

Source: WMJ - March 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Alina G Burek Geanina Tregoning Amy Pan Melodee Liegl Gerald J Harris Peter L Havens Source Type: research