Cervical necrotizing fasciitis: 8-Years' experience of microbiology

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 691-695

  Fihman, V ^a   Raskine, L ^a   Petitpas, F ^a   Mateo, J ^a   Kania, R ^a   Gravisse, J ^a   Resche Rigon, M ^b   Farhat, I ^a   Bercot B ^a   Payen, D ^a   Sanson Le Pors, M J ^a   Herman, P ^a   Mebazaa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; ORNIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE;

ACTINOMYCES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA; CERVICAL NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PHARYNGITIS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOOTH INFECTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; CLINDAMYCIN; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; PHARYNGEAL DISEASES; PREVOTELLA; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP;

EID: 48449100435     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0491-9     Document Type: Article

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