%0 Journal Article
%T A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Intravenous Benzylpenicillin and Intravenous Augmentin in the Empirical Management of Ludwig's Angina
%A Birch Dauda Saheeb
%A Grace E. Parkins
%A Isaac Nuamah
%A Matthew Owusu Boamah
%A Paa-Kwesi Blankson
%A Tom Akuetteh Ndanu
%J Archive of "Annals of African Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.4103/aam.aam_22_18
%X Ludwig's angina is a potentially life-threatening condition characterized by bilateral cellulitis of the submandibular, submental, and sublingual spaces. Intravenous (I.V) penicillin G or amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) has been recommended for use as empirical management before obtaining culture and sensitivity results
%K Augmentin
%K benzylpenicillin
%K empirical
%K Ghana
%K Ludwig's angina
%K Augmentin
%K benzylpenicillin
%K empirique
%K Ghana
%K lĄŻangine de Ludwig
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6521646/