Brain abscess due to Enterococcus avium

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 329, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-162

  Mohanty, Srujana ^a   Dhawan, Benu ^a   Kapil, Arti ^a   Das, Bimal K ^a   Pandey, Paritosh ^a   Gupta, Aditya ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Brain abscess; Enterococcus avium

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 14844346106     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200503000-00011     Document Type: Article

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