Cerebral Abscess Caused by Listeria monocytogenes: Case Report and Literature Review.


Journal

Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery
ISSN: 2193-6323
Titre abrégé: J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 101580767

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Historique:
pubmed: 9 9 2021
medline: 24 2 2022
entrez: 8 9 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

   We describe the case of a 69-year-old homeless patient with a brain abscess due to  This case highlights the need to drain cerebral abscesses and culture pus to correctly treat patients with antibiotics, especially given the high mortality rate of this infectious entity.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
CASE PRESENTATION METHODS
 We describe the case of a 69-year-old homeless patient with a brain abscess due to
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
 This case highlights the need to drain cerebral abscesses and culture pus to correctly treat patients with antibiotics, especially given the high mortality rate of this infectious entity.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34496414
doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1729174
doi:

Substances chimiques

Anti-Bacterial Agents 0
Ampicillin 7C782967RD

Types de publication

Case Reports Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

194-205

Informations de copyright

Thieme. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

None declared.

Auteurs

Debora Cipriani (D)

Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Michael Trippel (M)

Department of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Klaus-Jürgen Buttler (KJ)

Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Eva Rohr (E)

Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Dirk Wagner (D)

Department of Medicine II, Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Jürgen Beck (J)

Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

Oliver Schnell (O)

Department of Neurosurgery, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.

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