Post-anginal sepsis (Lemierre's disease): A persistent challenge. Presentation of 4 cases

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-194

  Møller, Kirsten ^a   Dreijer, Bjørn ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIPHTHERIA TOXOID; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEROIDES; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0030955739     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709035883     Document Type: Article

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