Deep neck infections in children: A new approach to diagnosis and treatment

Laryngoscope

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1627-1634

  Nagy, Mark ^a,b   Pizzuto, Michael ^a,b   Backstrom, James ^a,b   Brodsky, Linda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030665114     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199712000-00010     Document Type: Article

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