Lemierre syndrome

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-299

  Nadkarni, Milan D ^a,b   Verchick, Julie ^a   O'Neill, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium; Lemierre; Oropharyngeal infection; Septic emboli; Thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 14944385361     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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