A case of brain nocardiosis successfully treated with minocycline

Brain and Nerve

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 505-508

  Suzuki, Chieko ^a   Kimura, Tamaki ^a   Arai, Akira ^a   Maeda, Tetsuya ^a   Tomiyama, Masahiko ^a   Kannari, Kazuya ^a   Baba, Masayuki ^a   Itabashi, Chieko ^a   Wada, Ryuichi ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Minocycline; Nocardia

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DNA 16S; MINOCYCLINE; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINOCYCLINE; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 33746241996     PISSN: 00068969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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