SPACE-OCCUPYING AND LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS OF THE HEAD, NECK, AND THORAX

Authors
GRADON JD
Citation
Jd. Gradon, SPACE-OCCUPYING AND LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS OF THE HEAD, NECK, AND THORAX, Infectious disease clinics of North America, 10(4), 1996, pp. 857
Citations number
106
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases",Immunology
Journal title
Infectious disease clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08915520
Volume
10
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-5520(1996)10:4<857:SALIOT>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Infections of the deep structures of the head and neck are polymicrobi al, rapidly progressive, and frequently Life-threatening. The bacterio logy, clinical presentation, and the need for multidisciplinary manage ment of these infections are stressed. fn addition, this article discu sses selected head and neck infections of immunocompromised hosts and postexposure prophylaxis for serious infections of the pharynx.