Lemierre's syndrome in a patient with habitual toothpick usage

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 237-240

  Wu, Alice Ying Jung ^a   Tseng, Hsiang Kuang ^a,c   Su, Jian ^a   Liu, Chang Pan ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Internal jugular vein; Lemierre's syndrome; Septic thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BENZODIAZEPINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CANNABIS; CREATININE; GALLIUM 67; HEMOGLOBIN; KETAMINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OPIATE; OSELTAMIVIR; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COUGHING; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FAINTNESS; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; GINGIVA BLEEDING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEADACHE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INFLUENZA A; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LYMPHADENITIS; MALAISE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NECK PAIN; PNEUMONIA; PULMONOLOGY; RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; SWALLOWING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GINGIVA; HUMANS; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879265114     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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