Cerebral abscesses in patients with bacterial meningitis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 236-238

  Jim, Kin K ^a   Brouwer, Matthijs C ^a   van der Ende, Arie ^a   van de Beek, Diederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN HERNIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FEVER; GLASGOW OUTCOME SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STEREOTACTIC ASPIRATION; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855890524     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.11.011     Document Type: Letter

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