caa a22 4500 606156623 CHVBK 20210128100609.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10096-014-2260-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10096-014-2260-2 Epidemiology, clinical history and microbiology of peritonsillar abscess [Elektronische Daten] [E. Mazur, E. Czerwińska, I. Korona-Głowniak, A. Grochowalska, M. Kozioł-Montewka] The purpose of this investigation was to explore the epidemiology, clinical history and microbiology of peritonsillar abscess (PTA). A retrospective review of PTA cases treated at the Department of Otolaryngology, Regional Specialist Hospital in Radom, Poland between 1st October 2003 and 30th September 2013 was undertaken. A total of 111 PTA patients were admitted. The study population consisted of 57.7% males and 42.3% females, with an average age of 31.0 (range 5-78) years. Smokers comprised 22.0% of the study group. The seasonal variation of PTA was statistically insignificant (p = 0.45). Recurrent tonsillitis occurred in 35.5% of patients. In comparison with the rest of the study population, patients with a history of recurrent pharyngotonsillitis had higher incidence of previous PTA episodes [odds ratio (OR) 17.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.1-148.7, p = 0.001]. Also, they were more frequently treated with antibiotics prior to hospitalisation (OR 4.6, 95% CI 2.0-10.9, p = 0.0005) and had significantly longer hospital stay (p = 0.03). Bacterial cultures of abscess aspirates were performed in 40.5% of patients. Monomicrobial growth was detected in 77.8% of aerobic cultures. Streptococcus pyogenes, growing most frequently in monoculture, was found in 28.9% of aerobic cultures. PTA patients with and without recurrent pharyngotonsillitis differed with regard to clinical history and course of disease. The percentage of smokers among PTA patients was lower than that described in the literature. Monomicrobial growth predominated in PTA aspirate cultures. S. pyogenes proved to be the most frequent pathogen. The Author(s), 2014 Mazur E. Medical Microbiology Department, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodźki 1, 20-093, Lublin, Poland aut Czerwińska E. Department of Otolaryngology, Regional Specialist Hospital in Radom, ul. Aleksandrowicza 5, 26-617, Radom, Poland aut Korona-Głowniak I. Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodźki 1, 20-093, Lublin, Poland aut Grochowalska A. Microbiological Laboratory, Regional Specialist Hospital in Radom, ul. Aleksandrowicza 5, 26-617, Radom, Poland aut Kozioł-Montewka M. Medical Microbiology Department, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodźki 1, 20-093, Lublin, Poland aut European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Springer Berlin Heidelberg 34/3(2015-03-01), 549-554 0934-9723 34:3<549 2015 34 10096 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-014-2260-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-014-2260-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mazur E. Medical Microbiology Department, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodźki 1, 20-093, Lublin, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Czerwińska E. Department of Otolaryngology, Regional Specialist Hospital in Radom, ul. Aleksandrowicza 5, 26-617, Radom, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Korona-Głowniak I. Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodźki 1, 20-093, Lublin, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grochowalska A. Microbiological Laboratory, Regional Specialist Hospital in Radom, ul. Aleksandrowicza 5, 26-617, Radom, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kozioł-Montewka M. Medical Microbiology Department, Medical University of Lublin, ul. Chodźki 1, 20-093, Lublin, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases Springer Berlin Heidelberg 34/3(2015-03-01), 549-554 0934-9723 34:3<549 2015 34 10096