Brain abscess due to Streptobacillus moniliformis and Actinobacterium meyerii.
This paper deals with a case of brain abscess due to Streptobacillus moniliformis (the cause of the streptobacillary type of rat-bite fever) and Actinobacterium meyerii. Brain abscesses due to these micro-organisms are rare. The possible causative mechanisms in this particular case and the diagnostic and therapeutic management of brain abscesses in general are discussed.
D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013288:Streptobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003907:Dexamethasone; D010400:Penicillin G