The increased risk of community‐acquired methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus neck abscesses in young children

Abstract

Children younger than 16 months and/or with lateral neck abscesses are at a significantly increased risk of having an SA infection, the majority being MRSA.

Suppurative Cervical Lymphadenitis in Infancy

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Considering our data for infants and children in aggregate, our study had a larger proportion of abscesses caused by S aureus and MRSA than the proportion in these previous reports, with 74% of culture-positive abscesses revealing S aureus and 38% revealing MRSA. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Considering our data for infants and children in aggregate, our study had a larger proportion of abscesses caused by S aureus and MRSA than the proportion in these previous reports, with 74% of culture-positive abscesses revealing S aureus and 38% revealing MRSA.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It has been our observation that infants have been increasingly affected by suppurative cervical lymphadenitis. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It has been our observation that infants have been increasingly affected by suppurative cervical lymphadenitis.…”

Update on Epidemiology and Treatment of MRSA Infections in Children

“…At Emory University in Atlanta in 2004-9, MRSA was isolated from 42% (49/118) of community-onset deep neck space abscesses, while an additional 30% (35/118) were caused by MSSA. Children < 16 months of age were more likely than older children to have an abscess caused by MRSA or any S. aureus (68). In a review of 74 pediatric patients with 76 neck abscesses in Iowa in 2000-10, 12% grew MRSA and 31% grew MSSA.…”

Diagnosis and Management of Deeper Neck Infections - A Review

“…There are increasing numbers of infections sustained by MRSA in children. [14,15,16] Patients who are already on antibiotics the isolates were be betalactamase producing strains . [17] …”