Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment With Oral Relay in Pediatric Intracranial Abscesses: A 20-Year Descriptive Monocentric Cohort in France
This study suggested that a 3-week course of intravenous antibiotic therapy combined with a 3-week course of oral antibiotics is sufficient for full recovery in many children with brain abscesses or empyema. Complicated cases require a more extended period of antibiotic therapy.
Authors
- Montserrat Sierra‐Colomina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5714-9357)
- Yves Chaix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7800-4392)
- Caroline Viard
- Clara Flumian
- Éloïse Baudou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3659-5766)
- Pierre Antherieu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0386-7489)
- Emmanuel Cheuret (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2105-2518)
- Annick Sévely
- Camille Bréhin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9633-511X)
- Damien Dubois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8249-8700)
- Audrey Lassalle
Institutions
- Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées (FR)
- American Society of Neuroradiology (US)
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bactérienne (FR)
- Clinical Research Management (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Published
- 2025-10-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0000000000005018
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00