Focal Neurological Symptoms at Initial Presentation Could Be a Potential Risk Factor for Poor Prognosis Among Patients With Multiple Brain Abscesses by Streptococcus anginosus Group: A Case Report With Literature Review

Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) is one of the most common microbes of brain abscesses. Brain abscesses caused by SAG have often delayed diagnosis since both blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures are negative in half of the cases. A 68-year-old man developed persistent fever, headache, and myalg...

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Autores principales: Shibamura, Natsuki, Miyamori, Daisuke, Tanabe, Terumasa, Yamada, Naoto, Tazuma, Susumu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600877
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32085

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9803862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36600877
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32085

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