Intracranial collections of pus. A review of 100 cases;Colecciones purulentas intracraneales. Revision de 100 casos

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 416-424

  Gonzalez Garcia J ^a   Gelabert, M ^a   Pravos, A G ^a   Villa, J M F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE GALICIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscesses; Computerized tomography; Empyemas; Intracranial collections of pus; Intracranial infections; Pyogenic infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INJURY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033197853     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.2905.99266     Document Type: Article

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