Retropharyngeal abscess and Epstein-Barr virus infection in children

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1072-1075

  Takoudes, Thomas G ^a   Haddad Jr , Joseph ^a,b  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus infection; Neck refections; Retropharyngeal abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; PATHOGENESIS; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS;

EID: 0031695017     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949810701213     Document Type: Article

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