Brain abscess by citrobacter diversus in infancy: case report.
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.
Feferbaum
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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.
Diniz
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EM
Valente
M
M
Giolo
C R
CR
Vieira
R A
RA
Galvani
A L
AL
Ceccon
M E
ME
Araujo
M C
MC
Krebs
V L
VL
Vaz
F A
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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