Central nervous system infection in the pediatric population

Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 20-24

  Sahu, Rabi Narayan ^a   Kumar, Raj ^a   Mahapatra, A ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Meningitis; Pediatric; Post craniotomy infection; Prophylactic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN ABSCESS; CANCER PATIENT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNTING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG PENETRATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUORRHEA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 64549094150     PISSN: 18171745     EISSN: 19983948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.49102     Document Type: Review

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