Peritonsillar and deep neck infections - Prospective study

• Autor(a) principal: Estêvão, Roberto
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Caselhos, Sérgio, Veloso Teles, Rafaela, Castro e Sousa, Ana, Henriques, Vânia, Matos, Carlos, Fernandes, Fausto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.447
• topic: tonsillar abscess; deep cervical infection; antibiotic therapy; infectious agents; Abcesso periamigdalino; Infecções cervicais profundas; antibioterapia; agentes infecciosos Infecções cervicais profundas

Objectives: To evaluate and establish a relation of the demographic, symptomatic, analytical, microbiological and outcome characteristics of hospitalized patients with peritonsillar and deep neck infection. Material and methods: A prospective study of patients admitted to the Hospital of Guimarães from March 2011 to March 2012 with the diagnosis of peritonsillar or deep neck infection. Results: During the study period 47 patients were hospitalized, 24 males and 23 females. The average age of the patients was 31.7 ± 17.3 years. A total of 24 microbiological cultures were carried out. Most abscesses had group A beta-hemolytic streptococci etiology. Conclusions: The data are consistent with the literature. The study highlights the importance of the elimination of risk factors for these infections. The value of C reactive protein and the type of infection is correlated with the duration of hospitalization.