Relative incidence and alternative approaches for surgical drainage of different types of deep neck abscesses in children

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1271-1275

  Choi, Sukgi S ^a,c   Vezina, L Gilbert ^a   Grundfast, Kenneth M ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARYNX DISEASE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0031437085     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1997.01900120015002     Document Type: Article

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