Salmonella retropharyngeal abscess in a child: Case report and literature review

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 833-836

  Su, Fu Hsiung ^a   Chen, Peir Taur ^a   Chiu, Yu Chia ^a   Chen, Jeng Wen ^a  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abscess; Neck; Retropharyngeal abscess; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; FEVER; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA LOMITA; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RARE DISEASES; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141459326     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000083828.70413.fd     Document Type: Article

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