Gemella morbillorum deep brain abscess successfully treated with combined stereotactic, medical, and imaging approach

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-151

  Messori, Anna ^a   Bartolucci, Francesca ^a   Dini, Marco ^a   Paggi, Alessandra Mataloni ^a   Ricciuti, Riccardo A ^a   Rychlicki, Franco ^a   Salvolini, Ugo ^a  

^a Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Computerized tomography; Gemella morbillorum; Stereotactic surgery

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

ORAL CAVITIES;

RADIOLOGY;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GEMELLA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ALLERGY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINDAMYCIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036876368     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00006-2     Document Type: Article

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