Pediatric orbital subperiosteal abscess outbreak in Iran: characteristics and causes.
Pedram AfsharAmirhossein AghajaniNavid MohsenzadehMostafa HeidariSeyed Mohsen RafizadehZohreh AbedinifarMohammad Taher RajabiPublished in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2023)
In this study, we report a dramatic increase in the incidence of SPA referred to our hospital. Larger abscess volumes and an increased number of cases that needed initial surgical drainage are also of note. An influenza outbreak in the autumn and winter, undiagnosed Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, increased antimicrobial resistance due to excessive off-label use of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic, and more virulent bacterial infections are the most probable hypotheses to justify this observation.