Bacterial meningitis and other nonviral infections of the nervous system

Critical Care Clinics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 975-987

  Bleck, Thomas P ^a  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Central nervous system; Fungi; Meningitis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

BACTERIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FUNGI; MENINGITIS; SPINAL CORD;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84884953772     PISSN: 07490704     EISSN: 15578232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2013.07.001     Document Type: Review

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