Rational diagnostic and therapeutic management of deep neck infections: Analysis of 233 consecutive cases

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 181-187

  Marioni, Gino ^a   Staffieri, Alberto ^a   Parisi, Saverio ^a   Marchese Ragona, Rosario ^a   Zuccon, Andrea ^a   Staffieri, Claudia ^a   Sari, Marianna ^a   Speranzoni, Chiara ^a   De Filippis, Cosimo ^a   Rinaldi, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Deep neck infection; Diagnosis; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN; TIGECYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP NECK INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NECK INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 77949436610     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348941011900306     Document Type: Article

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