title: Predictors for successful treatment of pediatric deep neck infections using antimicrobials alone.
abstract: Among hospitalized children with parapharyngeal or retropharyngeal infection, multivariate analysis was performed for the outcomes: successful treatment with antibiotics alone, absence of complications and length of stay less than 3 days. Those with apparent abscess on computed tomography scan had a lower probability of treatment with antimicrobials alone while older age was associated with increased probability of treatment with antibiotics alone.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Pediatrics, Division of *Infectious Diseases and †Biostatistics Core, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolton
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Octavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ramilo
authors.forename: Asuncion
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mejias
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaggi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
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