Intracranial abscesses: some clinical pharmacology issues of a multidisciplinary approach

This literature review summarizes actual data on the use of anti-infective drugs in the treatment of brain abscesses, in particular, otorinosnusogenic ones. Mainly the largest publications over the last decade concerning this issue were analyzed. The search was performed using keywords in the PubMed database. A multidisciplinary, team approach involving clinical pharmacologist increases the probability of intracranial abscesses treatment success. The choice of antibiotics should take into account local antimicrobial resistance data that has not yet been widely reflected in the current literature.