Pediatric ear,nose,and throat(ENT)infections are common and vary from simple to life-threatening cases,including complicated sinusitis,deep neck space abscesses,and mastoiditis.ENT infections in children are a primary...Pediatric ear,nose,and throat(ENT)infections are common and vary from simple to life-threatening cases,including complicated sinusitis,deep neck space abscesses,and mastoiditis.ENT infections in children are a primary driver of antibiotic prescriptions.1 While invasive surgical cultures often yield successful pathogen identification,they require anesthesia and inpatient care.Patients are prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics until the culture results become available.展开更多
文摘Pediatric ear,nose,and throat(ENT)infections are common and vary from simple to life-threatening cases,including complicated sinusitis,deep neck space abscesses,and mastoiditis.ENT infections in children are a primary driver of antibiotic prescriptions.1 While invasive surgical cultures often yield successful pathogen identification,they require anesthesia and inpatient care.Patients are prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics until the culture results become available.
