Infection by Panton-Valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus clinically mimicking Lemierre's syndrome

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-120

  Shivashankar, Girish H ^a   Murukesh, Nishanth ^a   Varma, M P S ^a   Sharif, Ikram M ^a   Glynn, Gerard ^a  

^a WESTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSARTHRIA; DYSPHAGIA; FACE EDEMA; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STRIDOR; SYMPTOM; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; EXOTOXINS; HUMANS; JUGULAR VEINS; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 38349050129     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47281-0     Document Type: Article

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