Role of surgery in the management of otogenic meningitis

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 897-901

  Slovik, Y ^a,b   Kraus, M ^a   Leiberman, A ^a   Kaplan, D M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antibacterial Agents; Meningitis; Otitis Media; Tomography, Computed Xray

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BORIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; ROXITHROMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BACTERIUM; BONE EROSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOIDECTOMY; MENINGITIS; MYRINGOTOMY; OTALGIA; OTITIS MEDIA; OTOSCOPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS MEDIA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548449473     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107006032     Document Type: Article

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