Complicated adult epiglottitis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 441-443

  Young, Lisa S ^a,b,c   Price, Connie S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Denver Infectious Disease Consultants   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIGLOTTITIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNGOSCOPY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EPIGLOTTIS; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35548983585     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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