Deep neck infection in diabetic patients: Comparison of clinical picture and outcomes with nondiabetic patients

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 943-947

  Huang, Tung Tsun ^a   Tseng, Fen Yu ^b   Liu, Tien Chen ^b   Hsu, Chuan Jen ^b   Chen, Yuh Shyang ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTUBATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TAIWAN; TOOTH INFECTION; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 20444424148     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2005.01.035     Document Type: Article

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