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Table 2 Bacterial culture results of patients having undergone ultrasound-guided of surgical incision and drainage of their neck abscess

From: Surgical vs ultrasound-guided drainage of deep neck space abscesses: a randomized controlled trial: surgical vs ultrasound drainage

Bacteria

Ultrasound

Surgery

Total

S. anginosus

2

4

6

S. pyogenes

2

1

3

F. necrophorum

1

0

1

E. corrodens

0

1

1

Actinomyces

0

1

1

Unknown

3

2

5