Capnocytophaga spp. brain abscess in an immunocompetent host: Problems in antimicrobial chemotherapy and literature review

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 497-501

  Sabbatani, S ^a,c   Manfredi, R ^a,c   Frank, G ^b   Chiodo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Brain abscess; Capnocytophaga spp.; Cat bite; Epidemiology; Linezolid

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCONAZOLE; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BITE; BONE EROSION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CASE REPORT; CAT; CHEMOTHERAPY; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOLOGY; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MANDIBLE CANCER; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 8544273680     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2004.16.5.497     Document Type: Article

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