Brain abscess due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
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.
Stepanović
Srdjan
S
Department of Bacteriology, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. stepan@afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.yu
Tosić
Tanja
T
Savić
Branislava
B
Jovanović
Milica
M
K'ouas
Guylène
G
Carlier
Jean-Philippe
JP
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