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End-stage renal disease: a risk factor of deep neck infection – a nationwide follow-up study in Taiwan

BACKGROUND: Uremia is likely a risk factor for deep neck infection (DNI). However, only a few relevant cases have been reported, and evidence sufficient to support this hypothesis is lacking. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on DNI. METHODS: We use...

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Autores principales: Chang, Geng-He, Tsai, Ming-Shao, Liu, Chia-Yen, Lin, Meng-Hung, Tsai, Yao-Te, Hsu, Cheng-Ming, Yang, Yao-Hsu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5470218/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28610562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2531-5