Nocardial brain abscess: Review of clinical management

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 481-485

  Kilincer, Cumhur ^a   Hamamcioglu, M Kemal ^a   Simsek, Osman ^a   Hicdonmez, Tufan ^a   Aydoslu, Bayram ^a   Tansel, Ozlem ^a   Tiryaki, Mehmet ^a   Soy, Mehmet ^a   Tatman Otkun, Müserref ^a   Cobanoglu, Sebahattin ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Immunosuppression; Minocycline; Nocardia infection; Opportunistic infection; Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole combination

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; DISEASE COURSE; EXCISION; FEMALE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEFTRIAXONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 33646158201     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.04.031     Document Type: Article

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