Lemierre Syndrome caused by group a streptococci [3]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 661-662

  Blumberg, Daniel ^a   Brazzola, Pierluigi ^a   Foglia, Corinna F P ^a   Fiore, Elisabetta ^a   Bianchetti, Mario G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICOAGULATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DEHYDRATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LETTER; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; MALE; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 34347356583     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31806451fd     Document Type: Letter

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3. Holm SE. Invasive group A streptococcal infections. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:590-591.Letters to the Editors