title: [Unusual location of a brain abscess due to Listeria monocytogenes].
abstract: Here we report a case of sustentorial brain abscess due to Listeria monocytogenes. Blood culture and procalcitonine blood measurement were negative. L. monocytogenes was isolated from CSF after inoculation in Castañeda medium.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de bactériologie-virologie-hygiène, CHU Robert-Debré, rue du Général-Kœnig, 51092 Reims cedex, France.
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Coste
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Duval
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guillard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brasme
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Strady
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lecuit
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Champs
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008584:Meningitis, Listeria / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged