A case of retropharyngeal abscess caused by penicillin-resistant strepococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 267-269

  Kobayashi, K I ^a   Haruta, T ^a   Kubota, M ^a   Nishio, T ^a  

^a KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMIPRON; CEFDINIR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; FROPENEM; PANIPENEM; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0036590218     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.0991     Document Type: Article

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