title: Piperacillin/tazobactam in treatment of brain abscess.
abstract: Central nervous system (CNS) infection is a common complication following renal transplantation. Successful management of a brain abscess usually requires a combination of antibiotics and surgical drainage for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. We report the successful treatment of a patient with multiple brain abscesses with piperacillin/tazobactam without surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Baqyatallah University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. j.ameli@bmsu.ac.ir
authors.forename: Ameli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Javad
authors.forename: Pourfarziani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vahid
authors.forename: Ghoddousi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kazem
authors.forename: Saadat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alireza
authors.forename: Ghorbani
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gholamali
authors.forename: Karami
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Qulamreza
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011859:Radiography; D000078142:Tazobactam; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D000078142:Tazobactam; D010878:Piperacillin