Prevotella bivia necrobacillosis following infectious mononucleosis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Huits, R M H G ^a   van Assen, S ^a   Wildeboer Veloo, A C M ^a   Verschuuren, E A M ^a   Koeter, G H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus infections; Infectious mononucleosis; Necrobacillosis; Prevotella

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PHENETICILLIN; PHENYTOIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG COLLAPSE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCRIPTION; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; SEPSIS; SORE THROAT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; BRAIN ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; PREVOTELLA;

EID: 33745809842     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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