title: Brain abscess by citrobacter diversus in infancy: case report.
abstract: Citrobacter diversus is closely related to brain abscess in newborn infants. We describe a case of brain abscess by this bacteria in a newborn infant and his clinical and cranial computed tomographic evaluation until the fourth month of life and discuss therapeutic management of this patient.
authors.affiliation: Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatais(UCINE) do Instituto da Criança 'Prof. Pedro de Alcântara', Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feferbaum
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Diniz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Giolo
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Galvani
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ceccon
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Araujo
authors.forename: V L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Krebs
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Vaz
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D002954:Citrobacter; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed