Management of brain abscesses with sequential intravenous/oral antibiotic therapy

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 332-335

  Skoutelis, A T ^a   Gogos, C A ^a   Maraziotis, T E ^a   Bassaris, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034082064     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050489     Document Type: Article

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