title: A series of enterococcal brain abscesses.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neurosurgeons in developing countries come across brain abscess frequently, but Enterococcus as a cause of abscess is rare.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe clinical profile and treatment of a series of patients with enterococcal brain abscess.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively reviewed microbiological records of patients with brain abscess to identify Enterococcus as a causative organism.
  
  
  RESULTS
  12 patients (nine males) were diagnosed to have enterococcal brain abscess. All were due to E. species.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical feature and management are not different from other etiological agents. The prognosis of enterococcal brain abscess is more favourable than bacteremia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Tanmoy K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Maiti
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagarathna
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: H B Veena
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Dhaval P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Shukla
keywords: Brain abscess; Enterococcus; cerebral abscess; neuroinfection