Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy for Deep Neck Abscesses Defined by Computed Tomography

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1207-1212

  McClay, John E ^a   Murray, Alan D ^b   Booth, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP NECK ABSCESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LIQUID; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFUROXIME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0242576319     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.129.11.1207     Document Type: Review

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