Role of socioeconomic factors in deep neck abscess: A prospective study of 120 patients

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 553-555

  Agarwal, A K ^a   Sethi, Ashwani ^a   Sethi, Deepika ^a   Mrig, Sumit ^a   Chopra, Shamit ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Deep neck abscess; Ludwig's angina; Parapharyngeal abscess; Peritonsillar abscess; Retropharyngeal abscess; Submandibular abscess

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSPHAGIA; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FEVER; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCISION; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NECK ABSCESS; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OROPHARYNX; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; POVERTY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; READING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY DELAY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH INFECTION; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCOME; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SOCIAL CLASS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 34548571916     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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