The epidemiology of peritonsillar abscess disease in Northern Ireland

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 247-253

  Hanna, Brendan C ^a,c   McMullan, Ronan ^b   Gallagher, Geraldine ^a   Hedderwick, Sara ^b  

^a ANTRIM AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Epstein Barr virus infections; Infectious mononucleosis; Microbiology; Otorhinolaryngologic surgical procedures; Peritonsillar abscess; Specimen handling

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TONSILLECTOMY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33645290480     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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