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  • Title: [Suppurative cervical lymphadenitis in children. Review of 45 patients].
    Author: François M, Mariani-Kurkdjian P, Elbakkouri W, Bingen E.
    Journal: Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac; 2004 Apr; 121(2):110-4. PubMed ID: 15107737.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To review the bacteriological features and treatment of suppurative cervical lymphadenitis in children in order to achieve optimal treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Forty-five children were hospitalized. Time of hospitalization was evenly distributed over Year and between Years. Age ranged from 2.5 Months to 13.5 Years (median 1 Year 10 Months). Twenty-nine patients had received prior antibiotic treatment. Bacteriological samples were sterile in 15 out of 45 children and were positive for Staphylococcus (all meti-S) in 20. Cefotoxim and fosfomycin were prescribed and was sufficient in 14 children (with needle aspiration). Surgical drainage was performed in the other cases. CONCLUSION: Staphylococcus aureus is the predominant causal agent for acute suppurative lymphadenitis in children. Antibiotic therapy in the outpatient setting does not always prevent abscess formation and surgical drainage may be required.
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