Bacterial meningitis as a complication of Fusobacterium necrophorum sepsis in an adult;Bakterielle meningitis als komplikation einer Fusobacterium-necroforum-sepsis beim erwachsenen

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Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1118-1121

  Spitzer, C ^a   Foltys, H ^a   Lemmen, S W ^a   Block, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium necrophorum; Lemierre's syndrome; Meningitis; Third nerve palsy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; DEXAMETHASONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG ABSCESS; MENINGISM; MOUTH FLORA; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; SEPSIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PROTEINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUNG ABSCESS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; METRONIDAZOLE; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; OTITIS MEDIA; PHARYNGITIS; SEPSIS; SYNDROME; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0345873430     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-003-1580-8     Document Type: Article

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