First report of submandibular and parotid abscess due to nocardia asteroides

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 544-545

  Chawla, Kiran ^a   Mukhopadhayay, Chiranjay ^a   Shetty, Prashanth V ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Emerging bacteriology; Gram positive bacteria

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FACE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; PAROTID GLAND ABSCESS; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND ABSCESS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SWELLING;

EID: 78951495004     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1413-8670(10)70108-2     Document Type: Letter

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