A case of Lemierre's syndrome following Epstein-Barr virus infection

Anaerobe

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 185-187

  Boz, G A ^a   Iskender, S ^a   Caylan, R ^a   Aydin, K ^a   Koksal, I ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Lemierre's syndrome

Indexed keywords

SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ROLE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 15744362774     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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