Salmonella brain abscess in a patient on chronic azathioprine therapy for myasthenia gravis: Report of an unusual case and review of literature in the postantibiotic era

Journal of NeuroVirology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-92

  Soni, Chetan R ^a   Kumar, Gyanendra ^b   Bollu, Pradeep C ^b   Sahota, Pradeep ^b   Litofsky, N Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Brain abscess; Immune compromise; Myasthenia gravis; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; AZATHIOPRINE; CEFALEXIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; THIAMPHENICOL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFUSION; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ABSCESS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AZATHIOPRINE; BRAIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 77649311070     PISSN: 13550284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13550280903493906     Document Type: Article

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