Central nervous system infections in the intensive care unit

Seminars in Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 682-689

  Greenberg, Benjamin M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Encephalitis; Infections; Meningitis; Myelitis; Postsurgical

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ANATOMY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPILEPTIC STATE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; MYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD INFECTION; STROKE; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MENINGITIS;

EID: 58849114955     PISSN: 02718235     EISSN: 10989021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1105976     Document Type: Review

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