The microbial spectrum of brain abscess with special reference to anaerobic bacteria

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 127-130

  Chaudhry, R ^a   Dhawan, B ^a   Laxmi, B V J ^a   Mehta, V S ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Anti microbial susceptibility; Brain abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; MALE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADULT; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BRAIN ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 0031923512     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699845258     Document Type: Article

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