Epidemiology of Brain Abscess: A Retrospective Cohort From a Neurosurgical Tertiary Referral Center in England
Our data reinforce the importance of early diagnosis and multidisciplinary management, particularly in older patients. Molecular diagnostics, including 16S rRNA gene PCR, may play an increasing role in guiding treatment in the future.
Authors
- Victoria B Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8226-0778)
- Mohamed M. Baraka
- Keyoumars Ashkan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5635-7434)
- K. D. D. S. Wijeweera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0023-8161)
- Anjaneya Bapat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6547-7342)
- Ahmed Raslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9551-3612)
- Katie Bechman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7552-0463)
- Vindhya Prasad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3852-3096)
- Noor Yehya Alkhafaji
- Ali Hassan Abdulla
- Ann Maria Muuli
Institutions
- University of Ruhuna (LK)
- Cairo University (EG)
- King's College London (GB)
- Institute for Rheumatic Diseases (Japan) (JP)
- King's College School (GB)
- King's College Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf655
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care