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. 2015 Jul-Sep;6(3):434-7.
doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.158774.

A series of enterococcal brain abscesses

Tanmoy K Maiti  1 , S Nagarathna  2 , H B Veena Kumari  2 , Dhaval P Shukla  1
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A series of enterococcal brain abscesses

Tanmoy K Maiti et al. J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2015 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Background: Neurosurgeons in developing countries come across brain abscess frequently, but Enterococcus as a cause of abscess is rare.

Aims: To describe clinical profile and treatment of a series of patients with enterococcal brain abscess.

Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed microbiological records of patients with brain abscess to identify Enterococcus as a causative organism.

Results: 12 patients (nine males) were diagnosed to have enterococcal brain abscess. All were due to E. species.

Conclusions: The clinical feature and management are not different from other etiological agents. The prognosis of enterococcal brain abscess is more favourable than bacteremia.

Keywords: Brain abscess; Enterococcus; cerebral abscess; neuroinfection.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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