Piperacillin/tazobactam in treatment of brain abscess.
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.
Javad
Ameli
A
Department of Neurology, Baqyatallah University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran. j.ameli@bmsu.ac.ir
Vahid
Pourfarziani
P
Kazem
Ghoddousi
G
Alireza
Saadat
S
Gholamali
Ghorbani
G
Qulamreza
Karami
K
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D000078142:Tazobactam; D010878:Piperacillin