Eikenella corrodens brain abscess after repeated periodontal manipulations cured with imipenem and neurosurgery.

Eikenella corrodens is a facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rod that colonizes the oral cavity and very rarely produces central nervous system (CNS) infections. Frontal lobe abscesses are occasionally associated with a dental source of infection. We report a case of an adult man with overzealous...

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Publicado en:Infection Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 240 - 243
Autores principales: Asensi V, Alvarez M, Carton JA, Lago M, Maradona JA, Asensi JM, Arribas JM
Formato: case study diagnostic images Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Aug2002
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