Brain abscesses in infants and children

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 394-398

  Jadavji, Taj ^a   Humphreys, Robin P ^a   Prober, Charles G ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MASTOIDITIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROSURGERY; OTITIS MEDIA; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0021854315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-198507000-00013     Document Type: Article

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