ArticleClinical medicine insights. Ear, nose and throat2019
Deep Neck Space Infections: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Article in Clinical medicine insights. Ear, nose and throat, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Predictors of mediastinitis in deep neck space infections - ten-year experience from tertiary referral center.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Global Burden of Deep Neck Space Abscesses: Epidemiology, Challenges, and Outcomes.Journal of personalized medicine · 2026Review
- Management of Deep Neck Infection Associated with Descending Necrotizing Mediastinitis: A Scoping Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Clinical Features of Severe Deep Neck Space Infection: Five Clinical Cases and Our Experience in Their Management.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2024Article
- Periodontitis of maxillary teeth screened by community periodontal index is associated with chronic rhinosinusitis defined by EPOS 2020 guideline.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Etiology and Complications of Deep Neck Space Infections: A Hospital Based Retrospective Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
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- Factors Creating a Need for Repeated Drainage of Deep Neck Infections.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Factors Affecting the Necessity of Tracheostomy in Patients with Deep Neck Infection.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Clinical Presentation and Factors Leading to Complications of Deep Neck Space Infections at CHUK.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2021Article
- Otorhinolaryngological dysfunctions induced by chronic kidney disease in pre- and post-transplant stages.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020Review
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Abstract
Deep neck spaces are regions of loose connective tissue filling areas between the 3 layers of deep cervical fascia, namely, superficial, middle, and deep layers. The superficial layer is the investing layer, The pretracheal layer is the intermediate layer and the prevertebral layer is the deepest layer. Deep neck space infection (DNI) is defined as an infection in the potential spaces and actual fascial planes of the neck. Once the natural resistance of fascial planes is overcome, spread of infection occurs along communicating fascial boundaries. More recent trends include the increasing prevalence of resistant bacterial strains, a decline in DNIs caused by pharyngitis or tonsillitis, and a relative increase in DNIs of odontogenic origin. Most DNIs are polymicrobial. Only 5% are purely aerobic and 25% with isolated anaerobes. The epidemiology of DNIs needs to be monitored for changing trends and the impact of underlying host immunity and developing microbial multidrug resistance is established. Surveillance at laboratory level should include mandatory susceptibility testing of all empiric antibiotics against microbes commonly identified in adult DNI microscopy, culture, and sensitivity (MC&S) specimens. The role of susceptibility testing of microbes not commonly identified in adult DNI MC&S specimens needs further review, on a clinical case-by-case basis.
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