Brain abscess caused by Gemella morbillorum: case report and review of the literature.
We describe a rare case of cerebral abscess in an immunocompetent 67-year-old     male with Gemella morbillorum as the causative agent. Gemella morbillorum is an     aerobic gram positive coccus and is deemed to be a normal inhabitant of the oral     cavity. The aim of this report is to introduce Gemella morbillorum as the     emerging pathogen involved in brain abscesses. To the best of our knowledge only     eight cases of Gemella morbillorum brain abscess have been reported in the     literature. An exhaustive review of the literature is included with emphasis on     the primary source of infection, clinical presentation, radiological diagnosis,     and treatment modalities.
Korea University Guro Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Silky
S
Chotai
Hong-Joo
HJ
Moon
Joo-Han
JH
Kim
Jong-Hyun
JH
Kim
Hung-Seob
HS
Chung
Youn-Kwan
YK
Park
Taek-Hyun
TH
Kwon
D000368:Aged; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D058834:Gemella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male