122Clinical and Microbiologic Characteristics of Pediatric Patients with Lemierre Syndrome
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122. Clinical and Microbiologic Characteristics of Pediatric Patients with Lemierre Syndrome Andrew Nuibe, MD; Elizabeth Doby, MD; Adam L. Hersh, MD, PhD; Chris Stockmann, MSc; E. Kent Korgenski, MS; Andrew Pavia, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Jeffrey M. Bender, MD; Kwabena Ampofo, MD; Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT; University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT; Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Clinical Program, University of Utah School of Medicine and Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT; Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA; Pediatric Infectious Disease, University of Utah SOM, Salt Lake City, UT
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