Microbiology and management of acute suppurative thyroiditis in children

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 447-451

  Brook, Itzhak ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Antibiotics; Beta lactamase; Children; Thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS; ADENOVIRUS; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ASPERGILLUS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFLUENZA VIRUS; KLEBSIELLA; MEASLES VIRUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MUMPS VIRUS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYXEDEMA; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; ST LOUIS FLAVIVIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THYROIDITIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0037402268     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-5876(03)00010-7     Document Type: Review

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