Neonatal suppurative submandibular sialadenitis
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- DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000159187.27885.8d
Neonatal suppurative submandibular sialadenitis
Abstract
Neonatal sialadenitis of the submandibular gland caused by Staphylococcus aureus is described in 2 full term newborns without any risk factors. Fifteen other newborns with isolated submandibular sialadenitis have been reported in the English language literature. Sialadenitis was caused by S. aureus in 87% and occurred primarily in premature gavage-fed neonates (87%).
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