Optimization of bacterial diagnosis yield after needle aspiration in immunocompetent adults with brain abscesses

Neurosurgery

Volumn 63, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  De Lastours, Victoire ^a   Kalamarides, Michel ^a   Leflon, Véronique ^a   Rodallec, Mathieu ^a   Vilgrain, Valérie ^a   Nicolas Chanoine, Marie Hélène ^a   Fantin, Bruno ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOPIDOGREL; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PEFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOTACTIC ASPIRATION; STROKE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SUCTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56749087822     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000327024.00330.F2     Document Type: Article

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