Intracranial actinomycosis in juvenile patients: Case report and review of the literature

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 463-466

  Puzzilli, Fabrizio ^a,c   Salvati, Maurizio ^b   Ruggeri, Andrea ^a   Raco, Antonino ^a   Bristot, Roberto ^a   Bastianello, Stefano ^a   Lunardi, Pierpaolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actinomyces; Actinomycosis; Antibiotics; Brain abscess; Brain infection; Juvenile patient; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0031694748     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050262     Document Type: Article

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