Isolated intracranial infection with Mycobacterium avium complex

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-105

  Dickerman, R D ^a,b   Stevens, Q E J ^c   Rak, R ^d   Dorman, S E ^e   Holland, S M ^e   Nguyen, T T ^d   Papo, I ^f  

^a LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Zong Island Jewish Hospital   (United States)

^c St James Hospital   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Brain diseases, surgery; Brain diseases, therapy; Mycobacterium avium

Indexed keywords

ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; GAMMA INTERFERON; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CRANIOTOMY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON PRODUCTION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; NEUROSURGERY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEREBELLUM; CRANIOTOMY; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0344664501     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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