[Oral, pharyngeal and neck infections in specialized care].
METHODS
All cases of acute dental, oral and pharyngeal infections that were referred to Mikkeli Central Hospital during a 25-month period were retrospectively analyzed.


RESULTS
Thirty-nine percent of the total of 394 cases needed intravenous antibiotics. Tonsillar infections were most prevalent (27%), followed by peritonsillar abscesses (25%) and dental infections (20%). Twenty patients (5%) had cervical or submandibular cellulitis or abscess requiring immediate surgery and an average 8.5 days of in-patient treatment. The most prevalent (45%) bacteriological result was miscellaneous "normal flora".


CONCLUSIONS
Imminent oropharyngeal infection may require immediate surgery and intravenous antibiotics.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000039:Peritonsillar Abscess / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents