Anaerobic brain abscess following chronic suppurative otitis media in a child from Uganda

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Cox, K A ^a   Al Rawahi, G ^a   Kollmann, Tobias R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Clostridium hastiforme; Otitis media; Tissierella praeacuta

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE OTITIS MEDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM HASTIFORME; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EXCISION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; RARE DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TISSIERELLA PRAEACUTA; UGANDA;

EID: 70350156957     PISSN: 17129532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/407139     Document Type: Article

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