Etiology, management and outcome of brain abscess An 11-year single-center study from China
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An 11-year single-center study from China Chenran Zhang, MD, Liuhua Hu, MD, Xuehua Ding, MD, PhD,Jinxiang Huang, MDand Guohan Hu, MD, PHD Department of Neurosurgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China. Department of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Chenran Zhang and Liuhua Hu contributed equally to this study. *Corresponding author: Chen-Ran Zhang, Shanghai Institute of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, No. 415, Feng-Yang Road, Shanghai, China 200003. Telphone: +86-21-81885692; Fax: +86-21-6358611 E-mail:[email protected]. Abstract Objective: To determine the demographics, management, the variables that affect the outcome in subjects with brain abscesses treated at a single center over an 11-year period.
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A retrospective study on the aetiology, management, and outcome of brain abscess in an 11-year, single-centre study from China
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