title: Brain abscess due to Trueperella bernardiae.
abstract: We present the case of a brain abscess caused by a combination of rare organisms (Trueperella bernardiae and Peptoniphilus harei) in a patient with chronic suppurative otitis media that had been complicated by the presence of a cholesteatoma. The authors believe this is the first report published in the literature.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Medicine , Queen's Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust , Romford , Essex , UK.
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parha
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurosurgery , Essex Centre for Neurological Sciences, Queen's Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust , Romford , Essex , UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alalade
authors.affiliation: b Department of Neurosurgery , Essex Centre for Neurological Sciences, Queen's Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust , Romford , Essex , UK.
authors.forename: Karoly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: David
authors.affiliation: c Department of Ear , Nose & Throat, Queen's Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust , Romford , Essex , UK.
authors.forename: Hesham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaddour
authors.affiliation: d Department of Medical Microbiology , Queen's Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust , Romford , Essex , UK.
authors.forename: Paramjit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Degun
authors.affiliation: d Department of Medical Microbiology , Queen's Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust , Romford , Essex , UK.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namnyak
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055667:Arcanobacterium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: cerebral abscess; complete surgical excision; epidemiology; pathogenicity