Stomatococcus mucilaginosis infection leading to early cervical necrotizing fasciitis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 658-660

  Lowry, Thomas R ^a,c   Brennan, Joseph A ^b  

^a Wilford Hall Medical Center ^*

^b WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FASCIOTOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; ROTHIA MUCILAGINOSA; TISSUE SECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16244385242     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.05.016     Document Type: Article

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