Emory University in Atlanta reports that in recent years there has been an alarming rise in head and neck infections in children, specifically Staphyloccocus that does not respond to the stronger antibiotics like methicillin.
WebMD reports:
For the study, Iman Naseri, MD, and colleagues from Emory’s department of otolaryngology reviewed pediatric head and neck infection records from more than 300 hospitals in the U.S. between 2001 and 2006.
Over the six-year period, MRSA head and neck infections in children jumped from 12% of all S. aureus infections in the study in 2001 to 28% in 2006. The average age of the children was about 6 1/2. Most MRSA head and neck infections occurred in the ears (34%), followed by the nose and sinuses (28.3%) and the throat and neck (14.2%).
There has been a recent push in the pediatric medical community for a more cautious use of antibiotics in children. I have noticed many of the Pediatricians I have seen in the past used antibiotics much too freely (in my opinion) for ear infections, fevers, could-be-viruses, etc… As a result I usually wait at least 3-4 days for the symptoms to run their course before even taking my girls to the doctor. My youngest (17 months) has never been on antibiotics and my oldest (4) has been on them twice in her life. Most recently my youngest battled a low grade fever for several days and I reserved Tylenol use for nighttime only, used California Baby Resistance Builder Essential Oil
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