Brain abscess: Clinical experience and analysis of prognostic factors

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 442-449

  Xiao, Furen ^a   Tseng, Ming Yuan ^a   Teng, Lee Jene ^a   Tseng, Ham Min ^a   Tsai, Jui Chang ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Natl Taiwan Univ Coll of Medicine ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Microorganism; Prognostic factor; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18844443935     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.08.093     Document Type: Article

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