title: A Case of a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Retropharyngeal Abscess With Mediastinal Extension in an 11-Month-Old Girl.
abstract: We present the case of an 11-month-old girl with Mycoplasma pneumoniae-associated pneumonia who was subsequently diagnosed with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus retropharyngeal abscess with mediastinal extension.
authors.affiliation: Fellow in Oral, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery/Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA.
authors.forename: Rabie M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Shanti
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA.
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hastings
authors.affiliation: Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA.
authors.forename: Stavan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor and Residency Program Director, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial/Head and Neck Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA. Electronic address: myeoh@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Melvyn S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yeoh
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D060085:Coinfection / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000175:diagnosis; D017703:Retropharyngeal Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*