Brain abscess caused by Salmonella enteritidis in an immunocompetent adult patient: Successful treatment with cefotaxime and ciprofloxacin

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 632-633

  Bonvin, Pascal ^a   Ejlertsen, Tove ^b   Dons Jensen, Henning ^b  

^a NORTH DENMARK REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PARIETAL LOBE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032449290     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161313     Document Type: Article

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