Lemierre's syndrome with spondylitis and pulmonary and gluteal abscesses associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 263-266

  Abele Horn, M ^a   Emmerling, P ^b   Mann, J F E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b Klinikum Schwabing   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPONDYLITIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0035009684     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011262     Document Type: Article

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