Fulminant meningococcal supraglottitis: An emerging infectious syndrome?

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 464-467

  Schwam, Eric ^a,b   Cox, Jeffrey ^b  

^a Sturdy Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTUBATION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033066670     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0503.990323     Document Type: Article

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