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Table 1 Demographics and spaces involved of the 610 patients with deep neck infection

From: Microorganisms involved in deep neck infection (DNIs) in Greece: detection, identification and susceptibility to antimicrobials

All patients (n = 610)

male/female: 399/211

mean age ± SD: 39,24 ± 17,25

Space involved

Single space (n = 579)

Multi-space (n = 31)

- Peritonsillar-PMSa

516

5

- Submandibular

40

17

- Para-pharyngeal

10

20

- Retropharyngeal

7

6

- Masticator

3

6

- Parotid

3

 

- Visceral

 

6

- Ludwig’s angina

 

5

- Danger

 

5

- Carotid

 

1

Adults (n = 564)

male/female: 378/186

mean age ± SD: 41,39 ± 16,06

Space involved

Single space (n = 534)

Multi-space (n = 30)

- Peritonsillar-PMS

476

4

- Submandibular

39

16

- Para-pharyngeal

7

20

- Retropharyngeal

6

6

- Masticator

3

6

- Parotid

3

 

- Visceral

 

6

- Ludwig’s angina

 

5

- Danger

 

5

- Carotid

 

1

Children (n = 46)

male/female: 21/25

mean age ± SD: 12,8 ± 4,68

Space involved

Single space (n = 45)

Multi-space (n = 1)

- Peritonsillar-PMS

40

1

- Para-pharyngeal

3

1

- Retropharyngeal

1

 

- Submandibular

1

 
  1. aPMS pharyngeal mucosal space