Actinomycosis

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 343, Issue 7827, 2011, Pages

  Wong, V K ^a   Turmezei, T D ^b   Weston, V C ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ACTINOMYCOSIS, CERVICOFACIAL; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858998722     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d6099     Document Type: Review

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