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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-6-26
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty-one patients with intracranial abscess who were treated at Royal Perth Hospital during the past 10 years are reviewed. There were 17 males and 14 females with a mean age of 39.2 years. Fifteen deaths indicate an over-all mortality of 45%. However, the mortality was 62% in the first five years, and 39% during the latter five years. The clinical features of the patients are reviewed. Factors contributing to the high mortality were severe local and multisystem disease, delay in diagnosis and surgical drainage, and inappropriate or inadequate antibiotic therapy. The use of high doses of antibiotics is suggested and recommendations are made concerning appropriate regimens.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0025-729X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-6, 97
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Intracranial abscess.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article