Evaluating factors influencing mortality, neurological morbidity and length of stay in adults admitted with community-onset brain abscess in a UK tertiary referral centre

Evaluating factors influencing mortality, neurological morbidity and length of stay in adults admitted with community-onset brain abscess in a UK tertiary referral centre

Background: Despite advances in diagnostics and therapeutics, morbidity and mortality associated with brain abscess remains high. Until recently no evidence-based guidelines existed, resulting in heterogeneous practice. In this study we explore the impact of host, pathogen and therapy-related factor...

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Main Authors: David Hettle, Ameeka Thompson, Richard Moon, Amy Alice Carson, David Lindsay, Jennifer Pooley, Hung-Yuan Cheng, Mario Teo, Mahableshwar Albur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
Series:Clinical Infection in Practice
Subjects:
Brain abscess
Microbiology
Antimicrobial therapy
Neurological sequelae
Clinical outcome
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590170224000566
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