A child with recurrent otitis media due to Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron.
Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
Brain abscess
MALDI
Recurrent otitis media
Journal
Anaerobe
ISSN: 1095-8274
Titre abrégé: Anaerobe
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9505216
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Jun 2020
Historique:
received:
17
12
2019
revised:
13
04
2020
accepted:
15
04
2020
pubmed:
29
4
2020
medline:
12
1
2021
entrez:
29
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Brain abscess remains a life-threatening condition. Here, we are reporting a case of brain abscess due to Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron in a previously known case of recurrent otitis media. A 15 years old boy with a history of recurrent otitis media presented with the complaints of right otalgia, headache and fever. Computed Tomography (CT) brain and neck revealed fluid filled right middle ear cavity with bony destruction along the inner cortex of right temporal bone. The abscess was drained and culture showed growth of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. This report illustrates the importance of MALDI-TOF MS in the species level identification of anaerobes thereby facilitating the selection of appropriate and prompt adjuvant antibiotic therapy. This timely identification thus led to a favourable outcome in an era of increasing antimicrobial resistance.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32344014
pii: S1075-9964(20)30059-7
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102203
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102203Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest None declared.