Brain abscess by Citrobacter diversus in infancy: Case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 3 A, 2000, Pages 736-740

  Feferbaum, Rubens ^a   Diniz, Edna M A ^b   Valente, Marcelo ^b   Giolo, Cláudia R ^b   Vieira, Renata A ^b   Galvani, Ana L S ^b   Ceccon, Maria E J ^b   Araujo, Maria C K ^b   Krebs, Vera L J ^b   Vaz, Flávio A C ^b  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Citrobacter diversus; Infancy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CITROBACTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW;

BRAIN ABSCESS; CITROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034269005     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2000000400023     Document Type: Article

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