title: Intracranial abscess secondary to dental infection.
abstract: We report a case of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A. actinomycetemcomitans) bacteraemia and secondary brain abscess in a patient where periodontal disease was implicated as the probable source.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bergin
authors.forename: Bartley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cryan
authors.forename: Oisin
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Flanagan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016976:Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis; D005491:Focal Infection, Dental / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016871:Pasteurellaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*