Cerebellar abscess due to Nocardia asteroides

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-218

  Oktem I S ^a   Akdemir, H ^a   Sumerkan B ^a   Koc R K ^a   Menku A ^a   Tumturk F ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL FACULTY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032982241     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010050290     Document Type: Article

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