A Case of Streptococcus anginosus Brain Abscess Caused by Contiguous Spread from Sinusitis in an Immunocompetent Patient

Brain abscesses are infections of the brain parenchyma that can arise from either contiguous spread from local infection or by hematogenous spread from a distant site. Streptococcus anginosus of the Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) is a commensal microbe of the mucosae of the oral cavity, gastroi...

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Autores principales: Esplin, Nathan, Stelzer, John W, All, Sean, Kumar, Sundeep, Ghaffar, Ejaz, Ali, Sayed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
Materias:
Neurosurgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5714405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29218260
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1745

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