A Lemierre syndrome variant caused by Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 380.e5-380.e7

  Puymirat, Etienne ^a   Biais, Matthieu ^a   Camou, Fabrice ^a   Lefèvre, Jérome ^a   Guisset, Olivier ^a   Gabinski, Claude ^a  

^a BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; FOSFOMYCIN; HEPARIN; NORADRENALIN; PRISTINAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HERPES LABIALIS; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYMPTOM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 40749124354     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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