Brain abscess in infants and children: A retrospective study of 107 patients in Northeast Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1601-1607

  Auvichayapat, Narong ^a,c   Auvichayapat, Paradee ^a   Aungwarawong, Sorarit ^b  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Maha Sarakham University   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Chronic otitis media; Citrobacter freundii; Congenital heart disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHRONIC OTITIS MEDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROTEUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; THAILAND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; THAILAND;

EID: 34548683893     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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