كليدواژه :
Bacteriology , باكتري شناسي , پزشكي , آبسه , Cervicofacial Spaces , فضاهاي سر و گردن , Abscess
چكيده لاتين :
Abscesses of the head and neck region appear in the vicinity of the great vessels, organs and mediastinum and are therefore of great importance. Absence of appropriate intervention cauld cause the death of the patient. these abscesses can result from odontogenic infections, infections of oral cavity, tonsils, sinuses, thyroid, middle ear, mastiod, petrous bone, cervical vertebrae, lymph nodes, esophageal rupture and trauma or local injections.
In this study 55% of the microorganisms were anaerobes, 27.5% were a mixed growth of aerobes and anaerobes and 12.5% were aerobes. The most common anaerobic microorganisms were Bacteroids, Peptostreptococcus, Lactobacillus and Fusobacter. The most common aerobic microorganisms were Diphteroids, Streptococcus a - hermolytic and Staphylococcus aureus.
In our study, the most common areas involved were the submandibular and peritonsillar spaces. InvoIvment of vestibular, Pterygomandibular, submental, masseteric, parapharyngeal and multi space involvement were observed less commonly.
With respect to gender, 67.5% of the patients were male and 32.5% were female and 25%, of patientʹs were in the pediatric age group (under 15).
