Acute bacterial lymphadenitis in children: a retrospective, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Acute bacterial lymphadenitis is a common childhood condition, yet there remains considerable variability in antibiotic treatment choice, particularly in settings with low prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus such as Europe and Australasia. This retrospective cross-sectional study reviewed children presenting with acute bacterial lymphadenitis to a tertiary paediatric hospital in Australia between 1 October 2018 and 30 September 2020. Treatment approaches were analysed with respect to children with complicated versus uncomplicated disease. A total of 148 children were included in the study, encompassing 25 patients with complicated disease and 123 with uncomplicated lymphadenitis, as defined by the presence or absence of an associated abscess or collection. In culture-

SUBMITTER: Howard-Jones AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10175353 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature