Brain abscess in a tertiary medical center: Epidemiology and prognostic factors related to mortality;Abscesos cerebrales en un hospital de tereer nivel: Epidemiología y factores que influyen en la mortalidad

Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 201-206

  Gutierrez Cuadra M ^a   Ballesteros, M A ^a   Vallejo, A ^a   Minambres E ^a   Farinas Alvarez C ^b   Garcia Palomo J D ^a   Vazquez Barquero A ^a   Farinas M C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SIERRALLANA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Mortality; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; FRONTAL LOBE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956486076     PISSN: 02143429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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