Serious streptococcal infections of the head and neck;Alvorlige streptokokkinfeksjoner i øre-nese-halsområdet

Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-35

  Kongelf, Espen ^a,d   Rosseland, Leiv Arne ^b,d   Von Der Lippe, Elisabeth ^c   Mair, Iain W S ^c  

^a Gjøvik Fylkessykehus   (Norway)

^b Gjøvik Fylkessykehus   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIGLOTTITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0031561501     PISSN: 00292001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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