Clinical features and outcome analysis of 90 cases with brain abscess in central China

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 425-430

  Song, Laijun ^b   Guo, Fuyou ^a,b   Zhang, Wei ^b   Sun, Hongwei ^b   Long, Jiang ^b   Wang, Shukai ^b   Bao, Jianji ^b  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Clinical features; Outcome analysis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NONHUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149100494     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-1019-x     Document Type: Article

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