Öz

Eikenella corrodens oral ve gastrointestinal florada bulunan gram negatif, fakültatif bir basildir. Çocuklarda nadir görülen bir enfeksiyon etkenidir.Burada acil servise ateş ve boyun hareketlerinde kısıtlılık şikayetleriyle başvuran onaltı aylık erkek hasta sunulmuştur. Bilgisayarlı tomografide prevertebral alanda 10x10 mm abse formasyonu tespit edilen hastanın abse drenajından gönderilen kültüründe vankomisin ve sefepim duyarlı E. corrodens, sadece vankomisin duyarlı Streptococcus mitis ve Streptococcus oralis üredi. Tedavi vankomisin ve sefepim olarak düzenlenerek 14 güne tamamlandı.E. corrodens diğer mikroorganizmalarla birlikte enfeksiyonlara yol açan önemli bir patojendir. Derin boyun enfeksiyonlarında optimal tedavi, cerrahi girişim ve antibiyoterapi ile sağlanabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Derin boyun enfeksiyonu, Eikenella corrodens, Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus oralis

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Yakut N, Kadayıfçı EK, Karaaslan A, Atıcı S, Akkoç G, Demir SÖ, et al. Eikenella Corrodens, Streptococcus Mitis ve Streptococcus Oralis Kaynaklı Derin Boyun Enfeksiyonu. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2017 Aug. 1 [cited 2025 May 25];11(3):203-5. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/446