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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Ultrasound-guided aspiration, via transdural insonation, has proven to show excellent | [[Ultrasound]]-guided [[Needle aspiration biopsy|aspiration]], via transdural insonation, has proven to show excellent [[abscess]] visualization when performed through a [[burr hole]]. | ||
At the time of aspiration, specimens should be sent for Gram | At the time of [[Needle aspiration biopsy|aspiration]], specimens should be sent for [[Gram stain]] and routine [[aerobic]] and [[anaerobic]] cultures.<ref name=IDSLEV>John E. Bennett, Raphael Dolin, Martin J. Blaser "Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases" (2014): 1171.</ref> | ||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
===Ultrasound=== | ===Ultrasound=== | ||
Ultrasound-guided aspiration, via transdural insonation, has proven to show excellent | [[Ultrasound]]-guided [[Needle aspiration biopsy|aspiration]], via transdural insonation, has proven to show excellent [[abscess]] visualization when performed through a [[burr hole]]. | ||
At the time of aspiration, specimens should be sent for Gram | At the time of [[Needle aspiration biopsy|aspiration]], specimens should be sent for [[Gram stain]] and routine [[aerobic]] and [[anaerobic]] cultures.<ref name=IDSLEV>John E. Bennett, Raphael Dolin, Martin J. Blaser "Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases" (2014): 1171.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Neurology]] | [[Category:Neurology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]; Contributor(s): Vishnu Vardhan Serla M.B.B.S. [3], Irfan Dotani [4]
Overview
Ultrasound-guided aspiration, via transdural insonation, has proven to show excellent abscess visualization when performed through a burr hole.
At the time of aspiration, specimens should be sent for Gram stain and routine aerobic and anaerobic cultures.[1]
Other Diagnostic Studies
Ultrasound
Ultrasound-guided aspiration, via transdural insonation, has proven to show excellent abscess visualization when performed through a burr hole.
At the time of aspiration, specimens should be sent for Gram stain and routine aerobic and anaerobic cultures.[1]