When is surgical intervention needed in oral and maxillofacial space infection patients? A retrospective case control study in 46 patients

• Main Authors: Yimin Liu (Author), Hanyi Zhu (Author), Xin Bao (Author), Yingyi Qin (Author), Zhiyuan He (Author), Lingyan Zheng (Author), Huan Shi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Patients with mild oral and maxillofacial space infection (OMSI) usually need only antimicrobial therapy. However, surgical intervention is eventually needed after using antibiotics for a period. The objective of this study was to explore the risk factors for drug therapy failure...