Sandbox 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 |
- Jerry's table:
Unfavorable Prognostic Factors |
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▸ 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 |