Brain abscess due to Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus

Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-367

  Ramos, A ^a   Ley, L ^b   Munez E ^a   Videl, A ^c   Sanchez I ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLOXACILLIN; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN; PHENYTOIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; BONE LESION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BRAIN ABSCESS; DRAINAGE; EXOTOXINS; HEAD; HUMANS; LEUKOCIDINS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70249144755     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-7364-0     Document Type: Article

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