Cerebral abscess caused by Klebsiella ozaenae.
Klebsiella ozaenae is the putative cause of ozena or atrophic rhinitis. It has also been commonly isolated as a colonizing organism, but recent reports demonstrate its role as an invasive pathogen, especially in immunosuppressed hosts. We report the first known case of a cerebral abscess caused by K. ozaenae.
D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000382:microbiology*