title: Metronidazole in the management of anaerobic neck infection in acute leukemia.
abstract: A case involving a rapidly progressive neck infection in a severely neutropenic patient with acute leukemia is reported. Resolution followed the addition of metronidazole to an existing standard piperacillin/gentamicin combination, which was used primarily to cover potential gram-negative bacillary pathogens. This indicated the importance of considering extension of anaerobic cover in such infections.
authors.affiliation: Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Barrett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009333:Neck; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000209:etiology; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole