Brain abscess as the presenting feature of melioidosis

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 170-172

  Lath, R ^a   Rajshekhar, V ^a   George, V ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Burkholderia pseudomallei; Melioidosis

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; PARESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TROPICS;

ADULT; BRAIN ABSCESS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MELIOIDOSIS; PARIETAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031946875     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699845357     Document Type: Article

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