[Actinomyces viscosus in subdural empyema].
The authors describe the finding of Actinomyces viscosus in pus from a subdural empyema in a child patient. When searching for the probable primary source of this uncommon infection of the central nervous system the authors identified by cultivation the same bacterial strain in a periapical dental granuloma. Bacterial diagnosis and radical surgical and antimicrobial therapy led to normalization of a clinical condition with an initially unfavourable prognosis.
Bébrová
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Ustav lékarské mikrobiologie, Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha.
Lochmann
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Tichý
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Nyc
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D016924:Actinomyces viscosus; D000196:Actinomycosis; D000293:Adolescent; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans
Actinomyces viscosus v subdurálním empyému.