Pediatric neck abscesses: No increase in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Recent studies from Western countries showed an increased incidence rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolated from pediatric neck abscesses cultures. We sought to examine the microbiology and antibiotic susceptibility of such samples over a 10-year period, and particularly of Staphylococcus aureus (SA), in order to determine whether a similar trend exists in our institution.

Source: International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology - July 25, 2017 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Avital Fellner, Tal Marom, Limor Muallem-Kalmovich, Nathan Shlmakovitch, Ephraim Eviatar, Tzilia Lazarovitch, Jacob Pitaro Source Type: research