Short course antimicrobial therapy in intracranial abscess

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 835-839

  Jamjoom, A B ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial therapy; Brain abscess; C reactive protein; Subdural empyema

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; PROGNOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029934602     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411262     Document Type: Article

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