Sandbox2 john
Unfavorable prognostic factors ▸ Presenting with encephalopathy or coma ▸ Younger than 10 years or elderly ▸ Late start of antibiotics ▸ Sterile cultures Favorable prognostic factors ▸ Craniotomy instead of burr holes as surgical procedure ▸ Early treatment ▸ Young age (optimal between 10-20 years) ▸ Patient presents awake, alert and oriented ▸ Source of infection: paranasal sinuses ▸ Aerobic streptococci isolated in culture ▸ Aerobic streptococci as single pathogen |