Pneumocephalus as a complication of multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae meningitis

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-142

  Sreejith, P ^a   Vishad, V ^a   Pappachan, Joseph M ^a   Laly, D C ^a   Jayaprakash, R ^a   Ranjith, V T ^a  

^a Kottayam Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic otitis media; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pneumocephalus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; MEROPENEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; OTITIS MEDIA; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PNEUMOCEPHALUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38749122467     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2007.03.021     Document Type: Article

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