Multiple Aspergillus brain abscesses in immuno-competent patient with severe cranio-facial trauma

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 149, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 629-632

  Marinovic, T ^a   Skrlin, J ^a   Vilendecic, M ^a   Rotim, K ^a   Grahovac, G ^a  

^a University of Zagreb School of Medicine   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Immunocompetence; Neuro aspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; ITRACONAZOLE; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOFACIAL INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE INJURY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHUNT INFECTION; SKULL INJURY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FACIAL INJURIES; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MAXILLARY FRACTURES; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MICROSURGERY; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; NEURONAVIGATION; OSTEOTOMY, LE FORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SKULL FRACTURES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34249727716     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: 09420940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-007-1148-7     Document Type: Article

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