A rare presentation of ventriculitis and brain abscess caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 668-671

  Kai, Anneke ^a   Cooke, Fiona ^a   Antoun, Nagui ^a   Siddharthan, Chandran ^a   Sule, Olajumoke ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; ENCEPHALITIS; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 43049108110     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47710-0     Document Type: Article

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