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SUBMITTER: Gilchrist JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10569674 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gilchrist James J JJ Hoy Tom T Bijker Else M EM Lees Emily A EA Wilkins Laura L Oliver Madeleine M Kelly Dominic F DF Paulus Stéphane C SC Calisto Amedeo A
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 20231011 11
We conducted a retrospective, observational study of 42 children with intracranial empyema admitted to a pediatric neurosurgical center over a 9-year period. Intracranial empyema is rare, but causes significant morbidity and mortality. Twenty-eight cases had neurosurgical source control, more commonly for subdural collections. Streptococcus anginosus group bacteria are important pathogens in subdural empyema, whose isolation predicts more complicated postoperative courses. ...[more]