Infections in traumatic brain injury patients

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 359-364

  Kourbeti, I S ^a,b   Vakis, A F ^a   Papadakis, J A ^a   Karabetsos, D A ^a   Bertsias, G ^a,b   Filippou, M ^a   Ioannou, A ^a,b   Neophytou, C ^a   Anastasaki, M ^a   Samonis, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Head injury; Infections; Meningitis; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIQUORRHEA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ACINETOBACTER; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84858705740     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03625.x     Document Type: Article

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