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Question: Among children hospitalized with orbital infections, what are the most common pathogens and antibiotic management strategies?
Question type: Descriptive
Study design: Retrospective cohort
To explore the bacterial etiology and antibiotic management of orbital infections, researchers from the Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado reviewed charts with a discharge diagnosis of orbital cellulitis or abscess confirmed by CT. Over a 5½-year period, from January 2004 through June 2009, 94 children met study criteria. The median age was 6 years (range 2 months to 18 years) and 57 (64%) were male. Culture-identified …
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