Oral bacterial cultures in nontraumatic brain abscesses: results of a first-line study

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology and Endodontology

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-476

  Mueller, Andreas Albert ^a,b   Saldamli, Belma ^b,c   Stübinger, Stefan ^b,c   Walter, Clemens ^b   Flückiger, Ursüla ^a   Merlo, Adrian ^a   Schwenzer Zimmerer, Katja ^a,b   Zeilhofer, Hans Florian ^a,b   Zimmerer, Stephan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Oral   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BRAIN ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; TOOTH INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BRAIN ABSCESS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIODONTAL ABSCESS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP;

EID: 62849106920     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2008.09.035     Document Type: Article

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