Paediatric intracranial empyema: Differences according to age

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1235-1241

  Legrand, Matthieu ^a   Roujeau, Thomas ^a   Meyer, Philippe ^a   Carli, Pierre ^a   Orliaguet, Gilles ^a   Blanot, Stephane ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Empyema; Meningitis; Outcome; Sinusitis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; ORNIDAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN HERNIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; EMPYEMA; EXTRADURAL EMPYEMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PEDIATRIC INTRACRANIAL EMPYEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; FEMALE; FRANCE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 69049105434     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0918-4     Document Type: Article

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