Lemierre's syndrome: A report of six cases;Syndrome de Lemierre: À propos de 6 cas

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-23

  Pulcini, C ^a   Vandenbos, F ^a   Roth, S ^a   Mondain Miton, V ^a   Bernard, E ^a   Roger, P M ^a   De Salvador Guillouet, F ^a   Hyvernat, H ^a   Girard Pipau, F ^a   Mattei M ^a   Dellamonica, P ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium necrophorum; Internal jugular vein; Lemierre's syndrome; Post anginal sepsis; Septic thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; TONSILLITIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SYNDROME; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0037225141     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(02)00717-8     Document Type: Article

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