An overview of the microbiology of acute ear, nose and throat infections requiring hospitalisation

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-251

  Rusan, M ^a   Klug, T E ^a   Ovesen, T ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE SINUSITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EAR INFECTION; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MASTOIDITIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MONONUCLEOSIS; NOSE INFECTION; OTITIS MEDIA; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIALOADENITIS; SKIN ABSCESS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TONSILLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; PHARYNGITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS; SEX FACTORS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349097860     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0619-y     Document Type: Article

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