Characterizations of life-threatening deep cervical space infections: A review of one hundred ninety-six cases

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 111-117

  Wang, Ling Feng ^a   Kuo, Wen Rei ^a   Tsai, Shih Meng ^a   Huang, Kuan Jung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BREATHING DISORDER; CHILD; DEEP CERVICAL SPACE INFECTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NECK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0037351381     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajot.2003.31     Document Type: Review

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