title: Cerebellar abscess by Gemella morbillorum in a patient with inter-atrial communication.
abstract: Gemella morbillorum, a commensal of the oropharynx, upper respiratory, urogenital and gastrointestinal tract is rarely associated with infections in humans. However, an increasing number of infectious processes in different locations have been reported. Cerebral abscesses caused by these bacteria are extremely uncommon with only four cases previously described in the literature. We present the case of a cerebellar abscess by Gemella morbillorum in a 50 year-old man with inter-atrial communication dealt by surgical excision and antimicrobial therapy.
authors: Centro de Neurocirurgia de Coimbra, Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Portugal. fereschaddad@hotmail.com
authors: Armando
authors: A
authors: Lopes
authors: Rui
authors: R
authors: Providencia
authors: Rui Pedro
authors: RP
authors: Pais
authors: Maria João
authors: MJ
authors: Frade
authors: Feres
authors: F
authors: Chaddad Neto
authors: Evandro de
authors: Ed
authors: Oliveira
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D040141:Staphylococcaceae; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed