Extrapulmonary Legionella micdadei infection in a previously healthy child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1174-1176

  Qin, Xuan ^a   Abe, Patrick M ^a   Weissman, Scott J ^a   Manning, Scott C ^b  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenitis; Extrapulmonary Legionella infection; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; BACTERIAL DNA; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; NECK; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TATLOCKIA MICDADEI;

ABSCESS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CLINDAMYCIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NECK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036901648     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200212000-00022     Document Type: Article

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