Nocardia farcinica brain abscess: A case report and review of the literature

Neurocirugia

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 600-603

  Sabuncuoǧlu, Hakan ^a,d   Cibali Acikgoz Z ^a   Caydere M ^b   Ustun H ^b   Semih Keskil, I ^c  

^a FATIH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA NUMUNE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; MRI; Neurosurgery; Nocardia farcinica

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; MINOCYCLINE; SULFONAMIDE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BONE INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EYE INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; KIDNEY INFECTION; MORTALITY; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; SKIN;

EID: 11144324866     PISSN: 11301473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1473(04)70453-4     Document Type: Article

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