Antibody development to Fusobacterium necrophorum in patients with peritonsillar abscess

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1733-1739

  Klug, T E ^a   Henriksen, J J ^a   Rusan, M ^a   Fuursted, K ^b   Krogfelt, K A ^b   Ovesen, T ^a   Struve, C ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; TONSILLECTOMY; BLOOD; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; MALE; PERITONSILLAR ABSCESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911002784     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2130-y     Document Type: Article

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