Table 2 Recurrent cervical abscesses
Recurrent abscess case # | Initial presentation | Culture results from initial surgical treatment | Previous antimicrobial treatment | Culture results from recurrent abscess | Antimicrobial treatment for recurrent abscess | Surgical debridement of recurrent abscess |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | acute | Staphylococcus spp. Fusobacterium spp. | Amoxicillin Clavulanate | E. coli | Amoxicillin clavulanate | Yes |
2 | chronic | Negative culture | Amoxicillin Clavulanate | Negative culture | Amoxicillin Clavulanate Enrofloxacin Metronidazole | Yes |
3 | acute | Raoultella ornithinolytica Citrobacter freundii | Amoxicillin Clavulanate Enrofloxacin | Citrobacter freundii | Cefpodoxime Enrofloxacin | Yes |
4 | acute | Pasteurella spp. | Initial treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanate, changed to enrofloxacin based on laboratory recommendations | Bacillus spp. | Amoxicillin clavulanate | Yes |
5 | acute | Negative culture | Amoxicillin clavulanate | Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus | Chloramphenicol | No |
6 | chronic | Pasteurella spp. Beta-hemolytic streptococcus spp. | Amoxicillin Clavulanate | Not performed | Amoxicillin Clavulanate | No |