title: Soft tissue infection in children in south Trinidad.
abstract: A review of 391 children in the first decade of life admitted to a surgical ward with soft tissue infections revealed predisposing factors in 38.4% of cases, mainly trauma and adjacent skin sepsis. Superficial abscess formation occurred in 90% of cases, muscle abscesses in 9.5%, and necrotizing fasciitis in less than 1%. The most frequent organism isolated was the staphylococcus aureus which was found in 52.8% of the available cultures. Coliform organisms were found in 14.6%, and haemolytic streptococci in just over 10%. A study of the culture and sensitivity profiles obtained made it possible to formulate a programme for the empirical treatment of soft tissue infections based on the region of the body involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, U.W.I., Trinidad.
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Anatol
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents