Lemierre's syndrome: Case report in a pediatric patient

Anaerobe

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-154

  Litterio, M R ^a   Soto, A E ^a   Aguirre, C B ^a   Uranga, M ^a   Rubeglio, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium necrophorum; Infant; Lemierre's syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; COLISTIN; IMIPENEM; KANAMYCIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; JUGULAR VEIN; LABORATORY TEST; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN ABSCESS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM;

EID: 2942720772     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2004.03.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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