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The prognosis of the brain abscess is limited by a relatively high mortality ranging from 20% and 50% since the use of antibiotics (1, 3). Only a few authors report on very favourable results (4). The question arises, if special risk factors can be identified as the cause of the poor outcome in so many patients. If these were recognized earlier, it would be possible to treat the patients adequately.
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Entzian, W. (1981). The Brain Abscess — A Search for Risk Factors. In: Schiefer, W., Klinger, M., Brock, M. (eds) Brain Abscess and Meningitis. Advances in Neurosurgery, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67943-8_9
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