Bacterial infections of the head and neck fascial spaces in Nigerians

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-130

  Ndukwe, Kizito C ^a   Ugboko, V I ^a   Akinwande, J A ^b   Ogundipe, O K ^a   Esan, T A ^a   Ohadugha, C O ^c   Adekoya Sofowora, C A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Fascial spaces; Head; Neck; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PROCAINE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GINGIVA DISEASE; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; LUDWIG ANGINA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIODONTITIS; PULPITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TOOTH INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACE; FEMALE; HEAD; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NIGERIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34848834468     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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