Demographic and clinical characteristics
A total of 39 patients (13 males, 41%) with a mean age of 11.5 (SD 2.7) (Table 1). Two thirds of patients were admitted between 2010-2020 (Figure 1). Twenty-four patients (61.5%) were transferred for treatment from other units. Mean length of hospital stay was 20 (SD 19) days. The most common organisms were Streptococcus constellatus andintermedius (supplemental file). Median time from admission to surgery was 17 hours (range 3-189h).