Neurosurgical management of multiple intracranial Nocardia and Enterococcus abscesses in an immunocompetent patient.

Autor:	Holmes DN; Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland., Armstrong L; Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland., Bennett J; Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland., Simms HN; Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of surgical case reports [J Surg Case Rep] 2018 Feb 15; Vol. 2018 (2), pp. rjy015. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Feb 15 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI:	10.1093/jscr/rjy015
Abstrakt:	Nocardia farcinica and Enterococcus faecium are both rare causes of cerebral abscess. The former is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We describe a neurosurgical approach to the management of multiple intracranial abscesses of dual microbial pathology in an immunocompetent patient to achieve a good outcome.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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