Brain abscess and hypoxia in a previously healthy young female

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-318

  Gaïni, Shahin ^a   Kjeldsen, Anette Drøhse ^a   Andersen, Poul Erik ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; ENDOGLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V;

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PULMONARY ARTERY MALFORMATION; RADIOACTIVITY; RENDU OSLER WEBER DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

EID: 17444394884     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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