Multiple brain abscesses caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum treated conservatively

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 266-268

  Heckmann, Josef G ^a   Lang, Christoph J G ^a   Hartl, Heinz ^a   Tomandl, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FOSFOMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042863414     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100002717     Document Type: Article

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