Presentation, diagnosis, and management of deep-neck abscesses in infants

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1361-1364

  Cmejrek, Ryan C ^a   Coticchia, James M ^a   Arnold, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; NAFCILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FEVER; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOUTH; NECK; PAROTID GLAND; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PUS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SKIN INCISION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0036897428     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.128.12.1361     Document Type: Article

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