Preoperative antifungal therapy may improve survival in patients with Aspergillus brain abscess

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 565-567

  Wasay, Mohammad ^a   Patel, Junaid ^a   Azam, Iqbal ^a   Khan, Muhammad Aslam ^a   Smego Jr , Raymond A ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Janet Weis Children s Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Abcess; Amphotericin; Aspergillus; Fungus; Itraconazole

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THERAPY DELAY;

ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650439252     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.02.007     Document Type: Article

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