Nocardia farcinica brain abscess in a patient without immunocompromise

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 301-303

  Fellows, G A ^a   Kalsi, P S ^a   Martin, A J ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Moxifloxacin; Nocardia farcinica

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLERGY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DETERIORATION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FOLLOW UP; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NOCARDIA FARCINICA; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AZA COMPOUNDS; BRAIN ABSCESS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; QUINOLINES;

EID: 34447132379     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701365770     Document Type: Article

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