Brain Abscess Due to Gemella haemolysans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2338-2340

  Lee, Mi Ra ^a   Lee, Sang Oh ^a   Kim, Sue Yun ^a   Yang, Sun Mee ^a   Seo, Yiel Hae ^a   Cho, Yong Kyun ^a  

^a Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; MANNITOL; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DENTAL CARE; DISEASE COURSE; GEMELLA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; BRAIN ABSCESS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; GEMELLA; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 2442426327     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.5.2338-2340.2004     Document Type: Article

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