Brain abscess in children - Epidemiology, predisposing factors and management in the modern medicine era

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1163-1167

  Shachor Meyouhas, Y ^a   Bar Joseph, G ^a   Guilburd, J N ^a   Lorber, A ^a   Hadash, A ^a   Kassis, I ^a  

^a MEYER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Epidemiology; Paediatric; Predisposing factors

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLOXACILLIN; FLUCONAZOLE; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONVULSION; CYST; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FEVER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFANT; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; MENINGITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OTITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SINUSITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954371360     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01780.x     Document Type: Article

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