Kocuria varians infection associated with brain abscess: A case report

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tsai, Cheng Yu ^a   Su, Shou hsin ^b   Cheng, Yu Hsin ^a   Chou, Yu lin ^a   Tsai, Tai Hsin ^a   Lieu, Ann Shung ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFMETAZOLE; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DIZZINESS; EXCISION; HEADACHE; HOMONYMOUS HEMIANOPIA; HUMAN; KOCURIA VARIANS; MALE; MICROCOCCUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCOCCACEAE; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BRAIN ABSCESS; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOCCACEAE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77951210694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-102     Document Type: Article

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