Morganella morganii, subspecies morganii, biogroup A: An unusual causative pathogen of brain abscess

Autor: Asha B Patil, Fasiha M Syeda, Shobha D. Nadagir, Sa Lakshminarayana
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, Vol 03, Iss 03, Pp 370-372 (2012)
Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice
ISSN: 0976-3155
0976-3147
Popis: Morganella morganii is a gram negative aerobe , found often as intestinal commensal. It is commonly implicated in Urinary tract infections and pyogenic infections, but rarely causes CNS infections especially brain abscess. There are very few published reports of Morganella morganii as a causative pathogen in brain abscess. High index of suspicion of this pathogen is important in cases of brain abscess secondary to otogenic infections. This paper reports an unusual case of Morganella morganii, subspecies morganii, biogroup A Brain abscess .The paper also reviews other infections caused by Morganell morganii.
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