Incidence, microbiology and clinical history of peritonsillar abscesses

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 752-755

  Sunnergren, Ola ^a   Swanberg, Jonas ^a   Mölstad, Sigvard ^b,c  

^a University Teaching Hospital Ryhov   (Sweden)

^b Unit of Research and Development in Primary Care   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFADROXIL; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN V;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROBIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARYNX; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50549089734     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540802040562     Document Type: Article

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