title: Polymicrobial brain abscess in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: Although intracranial mass lesions that occur as a result of infection have commonly been reported in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus, polymicrobial pyogenic brain abscess has not been described in this setting. We report the first case of a patient with a polymicrobial brain abscess involving Streptococcus bovis, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Peptostreptococcus, and group G Streptococcus, and we review the relevant world literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Maniglia
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Blumberg
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016985:Streptococcus bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents