Retropharyngeal abscess in children: The emerging role of group a beta hemolytic streptococcus

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 927-931

  Abdel Haq, Nahed M ^a,b   Harahsheh, Ashraf ^a   Asmar, Basim I ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcus; Pharyngitis; Retropharyngeal abscess

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 33748771711     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000224746.39728.cd     Document Type: Article

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