Lemierre's syndrome: A systematic review

Laryngoscope

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1552-1559

  Karkos, Peter D ^a,d   Asrani, Sheetal ^a   Karkos, Christos D ^b   Leong, Samuel C ^a   Theochari, Evangelia G ^c   Alexopoulou, Thalia D ^b   Assimakopoulos, Assimakis D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fusobacterium; Internal jugularvein thrombosis; Lemierre's syndrome; Necrobacillosis; Postanginal septicemia

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNX; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; METASTASIS; MIDDLE EAR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECK PAIN; NECK TUMOR; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS; PHARYNX; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SORE THROAT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX; TONSIL; TOOTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; JUGULAR VEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNGITIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849106328     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20542     Document Type: Article

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