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Review
. 1995 Jul;33(7):1950-3.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.7.1950-1953.1995.

Brain abscess due to Bacillus macerans following a penetrating periorbital injury

F Bert  1 , O Ouahes, N Lambert-Zechovsky
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Review

Brain abscess due to Bacillus macerans following a penetrating periorbital injury

F Bert et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1995 Jul.

Abstract

We report a case of a brain abscess due to Bacillus macerans and Clostridium sp. following a penetrating periorbital injury by a wooden branch. Intracranial penetration by and retention of a foreign body were not suspected initially, and neurological symptoms developed only 2.5 months later. Previously reported cases of brain abscesses due to Bacillus species are reviewed.

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