Role of screening for infectious mononucleosis in patients admitted with isolated, unilateral peritonsillar abscess

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 362-365

  Ryan, Caroline ^a   Dutta, Chirajit ^a   Simo, Ricard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infectious Mononucleosis; Peritonsillar Abscess

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; FEMALE; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 2942552228     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504323086552     Document Type: Review

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