Lemierre's and Lemierre's-like syndromes in children: Survival and thromboembolic outcomes

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Goldenberg, Neil A ^a,b   Knapp Clevenger, R ^a,b   Hays, Taru ^a   Manco Johnson, Marilyn J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Mountain States Regional Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Lemierre's syndrome; Outcome; Thromboembolism; Thrombophilia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; CLINDAMYCIN; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE LIKE SYNDROME; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL; THROMBOPHILIA; TISSUE CULTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BACTERIAL INFECTION; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYNDROME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; PHARYNGITIS; SYNDROME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOPHILIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33644670625     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0433     Document Type: Article

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