title: Actinomycotic infections of the central nervous system. Two case reports.
abstract: Two cases of CNS infections caused by Actinomyces israelii one a fatal case of brain abscess and the other a case of subdural empyema with complete recovery, are reported. One of the patients suffered from a congenital ventricular septal defect, and in both patients a pulmonary focus was found. When slow-growing bacteria such as Actinomyces may be suspected, it is important to cultivate anaerobically for at least five days.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tvede
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bodenhoff
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bruun
mesh_terms: D000190:Actinomyces / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male