Deep neck infections

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PATHOGENS

Typically due to oral flora plus others (especially if receiving antibiotics recently or hospitalized).

  • Anaerobic bacteria: Peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides spp., Fusobacterium spp.(Lemierre’s syndrome), Porphyromonas spp.
  • Streptococcus species including S. intermedius (complex)
  • S. aureus including MRSA
  • Aerobic Gram-negative bacilli, now found with increasing frequency
  • Actinomyces (see Actinomycosis module for details)
  • Compromised host: Candida, Aspergillus

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PATHOGENS

Typically due to oral flora plus others (especially if receiving antibiotics recently or hospitalized).

  • Anaerobic bacteria: Peptostreptococcus, Bacteroides spp., Fusobacterium spp.(Lemierre’s syndrome), Porphyromonas spp.
  • Streptococcus species including S. intermedius (complex)
  • S. aureus including MRSA
  • Aerobic Gram-negative bacilli, now found with increasing frequency
  • Actinomyces (see Actinomycosis module for details)
  • Compromised host: Candida, Aspergillus

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