Bacterial brain abscess - A review of 67 patients in Germany;Der bakterielle Hirnabszess - Erfahrungen bei 67 Patienten

Fortschritte der Neurologie Psychiatrie

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 297-306

  Berlit, P ^a   Fedel, Ch ^b   Tornow, K ^b   Schmiedek, P ^c  

^a ALFRIED KRUPP KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; EAR INFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGISM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; SEIZURE; SEPSIS; SEX RATIO; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VOMITING;

EID: 0029757384     PISSN: 07204299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-996398     Document Type: Article

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