Pediatric craniocervical necrotizing fasciitis

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 72-74

  Henrich, Douglas E ^a,b   Mukherji, Suresh ^a,b   Smith, Timothy L ^a,b   Drake, Amelia F ^a,b  

^a School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NECK; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030063677     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949610500114     Document Type: Article

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