Salmonella neck abscess in a patient with β-thalassemia major: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 404-405

  Behr, M A ^b   McDonald, J ^a  

^a MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DEFEROXAMINE; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS POLYSACCHARIDE;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SPLENECTOMY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029841899     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/23.2.404     Document Type: Article

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