Intracranial infection as a common complication following war missile skull base injury

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 233-237

  Splavski, B ^a   Sisljagic V ^a   Perić, Lj ^a   Vranković, Dj ^a   Ebling, Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OSIJEK   (Croatia)

^b JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BATTLE INJURY; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE FRACTURE;

EID: 0343340398     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(99)00273-9     Document Type: Article

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