Citrobacter diversus ventriculitis and brain abscesses in an adult.
A case of Citrobacter diversus brain abscesses following urinary infection in an adult is described. The patient was treated with surgical drainage, netilmicin and cefotaxime. Citrobacter species CNS infection is discussed.
Booth
L V
LV
Public Health Laboratory, Southampton General Hospital, U.K.
Palmer
J D
JD
Pateman
J
J
Tuck
A C
AC
D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology*; D002954:Citrobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans