Klebsiella pneumoniae fascial space infections of the head and neck in Taiwan: Emphasis on diabetic patients and repetitive infections

Journal of Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-40

  Chang, C M ^a   Lu, F H ^a,b   Guo, H R ^b   Ko, Winston C ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Head and neck infection; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 11144286654     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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