Nocardia farcinica brain abcess: Clinical and specific radiological findings and management. Report of two cases in immunonocompromised patients;Abcès cérébraux à nocardia farcinica: Spécificités cliniques, radiologiques et thérapeutiques: À propos de deux cas chez des patients immunocompétents

Neurochirurgie

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 516-521

  Vialle, R ^a   Aghakhani, N ^a   Otayza, F ^a   Monteanu, V ^a   Safi, H ^a   Tadie, M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Nocardia farcinica; Nocardia spp.; Nocardia spp. brain abscess; Nocardia spp. Infections; Stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STEREOTAXIS;

EID: 0036975861     PISSN: 00283770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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