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- Title
Deep neck Infection Caused by Eikenella Corrodens Coinfection with Streptococcus Mitis and Streptococcus Oralis in an Infant.
- Authors
YAKUT, Nurhayat; KEPENEKLİ KADAYIFÇI, Eda; KARAASLAN, Ayşe; ATICI, Serkan; AKKOÇ, Gülşen; DEMİR, Sevliya ÖCAL; BİNNETOĞLU, Adem; SOYSAL, Ahmet; BAKIR, Mustafa
- Abstract
Eikenella corrodens is a gram-negative, facultative rod that can rarely cause infections in children. Herein we describe a sixteen-month-old boy who had been admitted with symptoms of fever and limited neck mobility. Computed tomography has scanned 10x10 mm abscess formation at the prevertebral space. Culture of the abscess drainage material yielded Eikenella corrodens, Streptococcus mitis and Streptococcus oralis. He was successfully treated with vancomycin and cefepime for 14 days without any sequelae. Eikenella corrodens is a critical microorganism that causes infections, usually with other organisms. Optimal therapy is a combination of surgical intervention and antibiotic therapy in deep neck infections.
- Subjects
BACTERIAL diseases in children; NECK diseases; EIKENELLA diseases; STREPTOCOCCAL diseases; ANTIBIOTICS; VANCOMYCIN
- Publication
Journal of Pediatric Disease / Türkiye Çocuk Hastalıkları Dergisi, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 3, p203
- ISSN
1307-4490
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12956/tjpd.2016.227