Preoperative antifungal therapy may improve survival in patients with Aspergillus brain abscess

Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to determine if the preoperative use of antifungal therapy positively influences clinical outcome in patients with Aspergillus brain abscess. Methods We studied 25 patients with confirmed diagnosis of cerebral aspergillosis. We compared baseline cha...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2009-09, Vol.111 (7), p.565-567
Hauptverfasser:	Wasay, Mohammad, Patel, Junaid, Azam, Iqbal, Khan, Muhammad Aslam, Smego, Raymond A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abcess Abscesses Adult Aged Amphotericin Amphotericin B - therapeutic use Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Aspergillosis - drug therapy Aspergillosis - microbiology Aspergillus Biological and medical sciences Brain Abscess - drug therapy Brain Abscess - microbiology Brain Abscess - surgery Female Fungus Humans Itraconazole Itraconazole - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neurology Neurosurgery Retrospective Studies Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Treatment Outcome
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