MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPROACHES OF INTRAC RANIAL BACTERIAL SUPPURATIONS IN ABIDJAN - ANALYSIS OF 26 CASES

Authors
BISSAGNENE E ZEZE VB VARLET G KAKOU M GUEDE A BEUGRE K
Citation
E. Bissagnene et al., MEDICAL AND SURGICAL APPROACHES OF INTRAC RANIAL BACTERIAL SUPPURATIONS IN ABIDJAN - ANALYSIS OF 26 CASES, Neuro-chirurgie, 40(5), 1994, pp. 296-300
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Neurosciences
Journal title
Neuro-chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283770
Volume
40
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
296 - 300
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3770(1994)40:5<296:MASAOI>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We report 19 cases of cerebral abscesses and 7 cases of subdural empye mas in 5 months to 63 years old patients (1983-1991). Bacteriological agents in 13 cases are. 6 Staphylococcus aureus, 5 negative Gram bacil li, 1 Streptococcus, 1 pneumococcus. Predisposing factors are sepsis o f adjacent organs (42%), septicemia (19 %), post-traumatic and post-su rgical infections (19 %). Lethality is 11.5 %. The authors stress the interest of CT scan and bacteriological studies now available in Abidj an with the creation of the Department of Neurosurgery.