Case report: Lemierre syndrome presenting with fever and pharyngitis [2]

American Family Physician

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 979-980

  Cheung, Winson Y ^a   Bellas, Jonathon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LETTER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; VIRAL PHARYNGITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34147150662     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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