OBJECTIVE: To study the aetiology, mode of presentation and outcome following treatment of @entity867 at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. DESIGN: A retrospective study. SETTING: Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi. SUBJECTS: Sixty five @entity1 with @entity867 who were seen at Kenyatta National Hospital between January 1989 and December 1993. RESULTS: Twenty @entity1 died following surgery (30.7% mortality). Eight per cent of the @entity1 who underwent surgery were serologically positive for the @entity1 @entity3230 virus ( @entity645 ). When these @entity1 were excluded mortality was 25%. There were more male @entity1 than females (ratio 2.4:1). Thirty eight per cent of the @entity1 were @entity1 below the age of ten years. @entity130 was the commonest cause of @entity867 . The aetiology was unknown in 24% of the cases. Twenty six @entity1 who were @entity645 positive and had suspected @entity867 were not included in this study because they did not undergo surgery. The commonest organisms isolated were Staphylococci, Streptococci, Klebsiella and Haemophylus influenzae. Sixty eight per cent of the @entity1 had @entity410 . All the @entity1 were diagnosed by computerised tomography (CT) scanning of the brain. Surgical treatment was by multiple burr hole aspirations and excision through craniotomy. CONCLUSION: @entity867 is still a major cause of morbidity at the Kenyatta National Hospital with a high overall mortality of 30.7% during the period under study.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'human', 'patients'] @entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['seizures'] @entity645 :: ('57667', 'Species') :: ['HIV'] @entity3230 :: ('MESH:C565469', 'Disease') :: ['immune deficiency'] @entity867 :: ('MESH:D001922', 'Disease') :: ['brain abscess', 'Brain abscess', 'brain abscesses'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['Trauma']
@entity867 :: (MESH:D001922,Disease) :: ['Brain abscess']
