title: Brain abscess due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
abstract: Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, a constituent of the oral flora, is a rare cause of brain abscesses. We report the case of a 47-year-old male who presented with multiple brain abscesses due to this organism, presumably originating from his poor dentition. Problems met in isolating and identifying A. actinomycetemcomitans suggest that its true rate of isolation from non-oral samples may have been underestimated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. stepan@afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.yu
authors.forename: Srdjan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stepanović
authors.forename: Tanja
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tosić
authors.forename: Branislava
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Savić
authors.forename: Milica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jovanović
authors.forename: Guylène
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: K'ouas
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Carlier
mesh_terms: D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged