Incidence and clinical epidemiology of necrobacillosis, including Lemierre's syndrome, in Denmark 1990-1995

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 561-565

  Hagelskjaer L H ^a   Prag, J ^a   Malczynski, J ^a   Kristensen, J H ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CHILD; DENMARK; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORPHOLOGY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEPTICEMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS;

EID: 0031687107     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050130     Document Type: Article

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