Cranial and intracranial actinomycosis

Clinical Neuropathology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 173-177

  Sundaram, C ^a   Purohit, A K ^a   Prasad, V S S V ^a   Meena, A K ^a   Reddy, J J M ^a   Murthy, J M K ^b  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b CARE HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Central nervous system

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ACTINOMYCES ISRAELII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIECTOMY; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; RISK FACTORS; SKULL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3342944992     PISSN: 07225091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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