Current epidemiology of intracranial abscesses: A prospective 5 year study

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1259-1268

  Menon, Sarala ^a   Bharadwaj, Renu ^a   Chowdhary, Abhay ^a   Kaundinya, D V ^a   Palande, D A ^a  

^a SIR J J GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CARBOMYCIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFPIROME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ETHAMBUTOL; GENTAMICIN; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLADOPHIALOPHORA BANTIANA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYOGENIC BACTERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; OTITIS MEDIA, SUPPURATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 53749107959     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47814-0     Document Type: Article

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