Deep neck infections: A constant challenge

ORL

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 259-265

  Boscolo Rizzo, Paolo ^a,c   Marchiori, Carlo ^a   Montolli, Francesca ^a   Vaglia, Alberto ^b   Da Mosto, Maria Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Regional Hospital   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Complications; Deep neck infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP NECK INFECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MEDICAL RECORD; NECK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOOTH INFECTION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 33748450110     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093095     Document Type: Review

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