Brain abscess. Clinical and microbiological study and prognostic analysis of 59 cases;Absceso cerebral. Estudio clinicomicrobiológico y análisis pronóstico de 59 casos

Revista Clinica Espanola

Volumn 198, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 413-419

  Fernandez Guerrero, M L ^a,b   Blanco Garcia A ^a   Garcia Vazquez E ^a   Benito, N ^a   De Gorgolas M ^a   Muniz J ^a   Gadea, I ^a   Ruiz Barnes P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Div de Enfermedades Infecciosas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain abscesses; Computerized tomography; Prognosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0141895873     PISSN: 00142565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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