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Current management of upper respiratory tract and head and neck infections.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2009 Mar; 266(3):315-23.EA

Abstract

The objective of this study is to present the antimicrobial management modalities of treating upper respiratory tract (URT) and head and neck infections. This article discusses the current antimicrobial treatment strategies of URT and head and neck infections. The increasing antimicrobial resistance of many bacterial pathogens has made the treatment of URT and head and neck infections more difficult. This review summarizes the aerobic and anaerobic microbiology and antimicrobials therapy of acute and chronic URT and head and neck infections. These infections include dental (gingivitis, periodontitis, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, and periodontal abscess), acute and chronic otitis media, mastoiditis and sinusitis, pharyngo-tonsillitis, peritonsillar, retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal abscesses, suppurative thyroiditis, cervical lymphadenitis, parotitis, siliadenitis, and deep neck infections including Lemierre syndrome. In conclusion, the proper management of these infections requires an accurate clinical and bacteriological diagnosis.

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Brook I
Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20016, USA. ib6@georgetown.edu

MeSH

Anti-Infective AgentsBacteria, AerobicBacteria, AnaerobicEar DiseasesHeadHumansLaryngeal DiseasesNeckPharyngeal DiseasesRespiratory Tract InfectionsStomatognathic Diseases

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18985371

Citation

Brook, Itzhak. "Current Management of Upper Respiratory Tract and Head and Neck Infections." European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated With the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, vol. 266, no. 3, 2009, pp. 315-23.
Brook I. Current management of upper respiratory tract and head and neck infections. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2009;266(3):315-23.
Brook, I. (2009). Current management of upper respiratory tract and head and neck infections. European Archives of Oto-rhino-laryngology : Official Journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : Affiliated With the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 266(3), 315-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-008-0849-8
Brook I. Current Management of Upper Respiratory Tract and Head and Neck Infections. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2009;266(3):315-23. PubMed PMID: 18985371.
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