Fusobacterial brain abscess: A review of five cases and an analysis of possible pathogenesis

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 693-700

  Han, Xiang Y ^a   Weinberg, Jeffrey S ^a   Prabhu, Sujit S ^a   Hassenbusch, Samuel J ^a   Fuller, Gregory N ^a   Tarrand, Jeffrey J ^a   Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobes; Brain abscess; Fusobacterium species; Pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTEROIDES; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141455200     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2003.99.4.0693     Document Type: Review

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