Brain abscesses. Current treatment options

CNS Drugs

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 358-366

  Akova, Murat ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CORTICOSTEROID; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; BRAIN ABSCESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY;

EID: 0029857367     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00023210-199606050-00003     Document Type: Review

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