Fusobacterium necrophorum as the cause of recurrent sore throat: Comparison of isolates from persistent sore throat syndrome and Lemierre's disease

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 299-306

  Batty, Antonia ^a   Wren, M W D ^a   Gal, Michaela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ERIC PCR; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Lemierre's disease; Sore throat

Indexed keywords

COLISTIN; KANAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SORE THROAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECURRENCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 21744443460     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.09.013     Document Type: Article

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