Giant Brain Abscess in a Neonate: Good Outcome with Single Transfontanelle Aspiration and Antibiotic Therapy |
Ko, Jin-Hee
(Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong)
Choi, Yu-Mi (Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) Shim, Kye-Shik (Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) Bae, Chong-Woo (Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) Chung, Sa-Jun (Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) Bang, Jae-Seung (Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) Yoon, Kyung-Lim (Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong) |
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