A case report of multiple cerebral abscess formation complicating serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis meningitis [PDF]
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) presenting with meningitis causes significant mortality and morbidity. Suppurative complications of serogroup B meningococcal sepsis are rare and necessitate urgent multidisciplinary management to mitigate ...
Ciara O’Connor +5 more
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Neurological melioidosis in Norway presenting with a cerebral abscess
IDCases, 2015 Neurological melioidosis is a rare condition, as less than 30 cases have been reported in the last 50 years. We present a case of neurological melioidosis, presenting with a cerebral abscess in a returning traveler from an endemic area.
Liv Hesstvedt +2 more
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Spontaneous cerebral abscess due to Bacillus subtilis in an immunocompetent male patient: A case report and review of literature. [PDF]
World J Clin Cases, 2018 BACKGROUND Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis) is considered a non-pathogenic microorganism of the genus Bacillus and a common laboratory contaminant. Only scarce reports of B.
Tsonis I +7 more
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Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Presenting with Streptococcus intermedius Cerebral Abscess. [PDF]
Case Rep Pathol, 2017 Background Cerebral abscess is caused by inoculation of an organism into the brain parenchyma from a site distant from the central nervous system. Streptococcus intermedius (S.
Nayfe R, Ascha MS, Rehmus EH.
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Cerebral Abscess Masquerading as Tuberculoma in a Post‐Renal Transplant Chronic Kidney Disease Patient: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsSolid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of acquiring serious infections. We present a case of a 48‐year‐old male with a history of renal transplantation in 2012, chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 4, hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes ...
Sakib Abrar +3 more
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Case of a cerebral abscess caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis in a subject with periodontitis. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2017 We report the case of a 65-year-old man presenting with generalised seizures after developing a right frontal brain abscess. Stereotactic aspiration and subsequent matrix assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight analyzer (MALDI-TOF ...
Van der Cruyssen F +3 more
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Cerebral Abscess Potentially of Odontogenic Origin
Case Reports in Dentistry, 2015 Odontogenic origins are rarely implicated in the formation of brain abscesses. The relative paucity of this kind of infection and the difficulty in matching the causative microorganisms of a brain abscess to an odontogenic source can explain the late ...
Marouene Ben Hadj Hassine +3 more
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Community acquired Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) positive Methicilin Resistant Staphylococcal aureus cerebral abscess in an 11-month old boy: a case study. [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Brain abscess are uncommon childhood infection. Brain abscess caused by Panton-Valentine Leukocidin positive Community acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal aureus have never been reported in the United Kingdom.
Fellows, Greg +7 more
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