Deep neck abscess due to Acinetobacter baumannii infection

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 304-307

  Marioni, Gino ^a   Marchese Ragona, Rosario ^a   Boldrin, Caterina ^a   Parisi, Saverio G ^a   Vianello, Andrea ^b   Prencipe, Raffaella S ^a   Breda, Cristiano ^a   Staffieri, Alberto ^a   Rinaldi, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIMETHATE; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TIGECYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NECK ABSCESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRAINAGE; FOLLOW UP; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NECK; VERY ELDERLY;

ABSCESS; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NECK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953960583     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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