| Role of anaerobic bacteria in subdural empyema. Report of four cases and review of 327 cases from the English literature. | |
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PMID: 234678 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Anaerobic bacteria were isolated from the subdural space in all four cases of subdural empyema encountered over a 2 and a half year period. Only one aerobe was isolated in these cases. The bacteriology of subdural empyema was further analyzed from a review of 327 cases reported in the English literature. Anaerobes accounted for 12 per cent of 234 cases; In addition, 27 per cent of cases were reportedly "sterile." These data support our finding that anaerobic bacteria may play a far more important role in subdural empyema than was previously appreciated. |
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Authors:
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T T Yoshikawa; A W Chow; L B Guze |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of medicine Volume: 58 ISSN: 0002-9343 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Med. Publication Date: 1975 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1975-05-10 Completed Date: 1975-05-10 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0267200 Medline TA: Am J Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 99-104 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Ampicillin / therapeutic use Anaerobiosis Bacteroides / isolation & purification Bacteroides Infections / diagnosis Brain Abscess / drug therapy, microbiology*, surgery Child Chloramphenicol / therapeutic use Clindamycin / therapeutic use Dexamethasone / therapeutic use Drainage Female Humans Male Meninges* Methicillin / therapeutic use Middle Aged Penicillins / therapeutic use Peptostreptococcus / isolation & purification Pneumococcal Infections / diagnosis Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis Staphylococcus / isolation & purification Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis Streptococcus / isolation & purification Streptococcus pneumoniae / isolation & purification Subdural Space* / microbiology Tetracycline / therapeutic use |
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0/Penicillins; 18323-44-9/Clindamycin; 50-02-2/Dexamethasone; 56-75-7/Chloramphenicol; 60-54-8/Tetracycline; 61-32-5/Methicillin; 69-53-4/Ampicillin |
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