Otogenic Fusobacterium Meningitis, Sepsis, and Mastoiditis in an Adolescent

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 416-418

  Morrison, Alan ^a   Weir, Ian ^b   Silber, Tomas ^b  

^a Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fusobacterium; Meningitis; Necrobacillosis

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AURALGAN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TRAZODONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MASTOIDECTOMY; MASTOIDITIS; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEPSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; MASTOIDITIS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 1842629908     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000053924.73410.24     Document Type: Article

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