Cavernous sinus thrombosis and cerebral infarction caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum infection

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 459-463

  Chang, Chen Sheng ^a   Liou, Chia Wei ^b   Huang, Chin Chang ^b   Lui, Chun Chung ^b,c   Chang, Ku Chou ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus thrombosis; Cerebral infarction; Etiology; Fusobacterium nucleatum; Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; LATAMOXEF; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; SINUSITIS; STROKE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 4043071987     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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