Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8806134 | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Frontal sinus involvement, and anaerobic and polymicrobial sinus cultures were predictive of a more severe infection requiring more surgical interventions, prolonged intravenous antibiotic treatment and overall hospital length of stay. Streptococcus pneumoniae was not prevalent in our series, and there seems to be a shift in the microbial profile of this patient subset, compared to previous studies, which can likely be attributed to the adoption of pneumococcal vaccinations. Sinus cultures were more predictive of a complicated clinical course compared to intracranial cultures, suggesting the importance of a thorough sinus debridement and obtaining directed sinus cultures.
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Authors
Alexander J. Schupper, Wen Jiang, Michael J. Coulter, Matthew Brigger, Javan Nation,