Cerebral abscess due to Gemella haemolysans;Absceso cerebral por Gemella haemolysans

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 385-386

  Díaz Pedroche, Carmen ^a   López Medrano, Francisco ^a   Arrese, Ignacio ^a   García Martínez, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22544461341     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13076181     Document Type: Article

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