Table 4.
Microbiology of 89 patients with deep neck abscessa
| Bacteria | Total (N = 174) |
|---|---|
| Aerobic bacteria | |
| Viridans streptococci | 43 |
| Klebsiella penumoniae | 26 |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 13 (7) |
| Eikenella corrodens | 5 |
| Coagulase-negative staphylococci | 5 (2) |
| β-hemolytic Streptococcus non ABD | 5 |
| Neisseria sp. | 2 |
| Streptococcus intermedium | 2 |
| Group D Streptococcus | 2 |
| Acinectobacter baumannii | 1 |
| Escherichia coli | 1 |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | 1 |
| Hemophilus influenzae | 1 |
| Hemophilus parainfluenzae | 1 |
| Klebsiella oxytoca | 1 |
| Morganella morganii | 1 |
| Proteus mirabilis | 1 |
| Salmonella enteritidis D | 1 |
| Serratia marcescens | 1 |
| Streptomyces sp. | 1 |
| Burkholderia cepacia (Pseudomonas cepacia) | 1 |
| Subtotal aerobes | 115 (9) |
| Anaerobic bacteria | |
| Prevotella sp. | 10 |
| Peptostreptococcus sp. | 8 |
| Prevotella intermedia | 8 |
| Peptostrepto. micros | 7 |
| Bacteroides sp. | 5 |
| Propionibacterium acnes | 4 |
| Fusobacterium nucleatum | 3 |
| Fusobacterium sp. | 3 (1) |
| Peptostreptococcus magnus | 3 |
| Peptostreptococcus anaerobius | 2 |
| Veillonella alcalescens | 2 |
| Bacteroides vulgatus | 1 |
| Propionibacterium avidum | 1 |
| Eubacterium lentum | 1 |
| GM(+) nonspore forming | 1 |
| Subtotal anerobes | 59 (1) |
| Total | 174 (10) |
a
Number within parentheses indicates β-lactamase producers.