Lemierre's syndrome: What are the roles for anticoagulation and long-term antibiotic therapy?

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 679-683

  Bondy, Peter ^a   Grant, Thomas ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Anticoagulation; Syndrome; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ENOXAPARIN; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBOLISM; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSTETRICS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 54249128683     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940811700909     Document Type: Article

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