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| Title |
Lemierre’s syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1865-1380-6-40 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Wesley Eilbert, Nitin Singla |
| Abstract |
Lemierre's syndrome is a condition characterized by thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and bacteremia caused by primarily anaerobic organisms, following a recent oropharyngeal infection. This has been an uncommon illness in the era of antibiotic therapy, though it has been reported with increasing frequency in the past 15 years. Lemierre's syndrome should be suspected in young healthy patients with prolonged symptoms of pharyngitis followed by symptoms of septicemia or pneumonia, or an atypical lateral neck pain. Diagnosis is often confirmed by identification of thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular vein and growth of anaerobic bacteria on blood culture. Treatment involves prolonged antibiotic therapy occasionally combined with anticoagulation. We review the literature and a case of a child with Lemierre's syndrome. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 16 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| Japan | 1 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 11 | 69% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 63% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 31% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 83 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 23% |
| Other | 15 | 18% |
| Researcher | 13 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 11% |
| Unknown | 13 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 61% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 2% |
| Engineering | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Unknown | 16 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 49. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 September 2023.
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