Brain abscess by mycotic and bacterial infection in a diabetic patient: Clinical report and review of literature

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 578-584

  Pellacchia, Valentina ^a,b   Terenzi, Valentina ^a   Moricca, Luca Maria ^a   Buonaccorsi, Sara ^a   Indrizzi, Elena ^a   Fini, Giuseppina ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Brain abscess; Epithesis; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MUCORMYCOSIS; MUSCLE FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ASPERGILLOSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; MAXILLARY SINUS; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORBIT DISEASE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; SPHENOID SINUS;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRAIN ABSCESS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAXILLARY SINUS; MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; ORBITAL DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 33747598691     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200605000-00034     Document Type: Review

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