Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5642929 | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology | 2017 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
For clear diagnosis and effective therapy, a bacteriologic investigation of deep neck infections is essential because of the heterogeneous spectrum of the detected bacteria. In contrast to Asia, where Klebsiella pneumoniae is the most common pathogen, in South Lower Saxony, Germany, we discovered a dominating spectrum of aerobic gram-positive cocci. Biopsy obtained from an abscess cavity for histologic examination should always be part of the diagnostic process in order to exclude a malignant process.
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Authors
Robert MD, DMD, Philipp MD, DMD, Tröltzsch MD, DMD, Christian MD, DMD, Helmut MD, Felix MD, Rainer MD,