title: Bacterial infections of the orbit.
abstract: This review of the literature on orbital infections focusses on bacterial infections of the preseptal space, subperiosteal abscesses, orbital phlegmon and orbital abscesses. The need for a timely diagnosis of and multidisciplinary approach to treatment of these infections, which may lead to life-threatening complications, is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
authors.forename: Jaap T.
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: van Dissel
authors.forename: Robert J.W.
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: de Keizer