Aetiological diagnosis of brain abscesses and spinal infections: Application of broad range bacterial polymerase chain reaction analysis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 728-733

  Kupila, Laura ^a   Rantakokko Jalava, K ^b   Jalava, J ^c   Nikkari, S ^a   Peltonen, R ^a   Meurman, O ^a   Marttila, R J ^a   Kotilainen, E ^a   Kotilainen, P ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; PUS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPINE DISEASE; SPONDYLITIS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BIOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; MYELITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0038693111     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.6.728     Document Type: Article

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