Immune response to anaerobic bacteria in patients with peritonsillar cellulitis and abscess

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 888-891

  Brook, Itzhak ^a,d   Foote Jr , Perry A ^b   Slots, Jorgen ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Alachua General Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium nucleatum; Immunity; Peritonsillar bascess; Peritonsillar cellulitis; Prevotella intermedia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029856008     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489609137946     Document Type: Article

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