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
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.