Brain abscess due to Capnocytophaga species, Actinomyces species, and Streptococcus intermedius in a patient with cyanotic congenital heart disease

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 Mar;21(3):236-7. doi: 10.1007/s10096-002-0696-2. Epub 2002 Mar 19.

Authors

K Engelhardt¹, A Kampfl, M Spiegel, B Pfausler, H Hausdorfer, E Schmutzhard

Affiliation

¹ University Hospital Innsbruck, Department of Neurology, Anichstrasse 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. klaus.engelhardt@uibk.ac.at

PMID: 11957031
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0696-2

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Actinomyces / isolation & purification*
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacterial Infections / complications
Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Brain Abscess / complications*
Brain Abscess / drug therapy
Brain Abscess / microbiology*
Capnocytophaga / isolation & purification*
Cefotaxime / therapeutic use
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications*
Heart Defects, Congenital / microbiology*
Humans
Metronidazole / therapeutic use
Penicillin G / therapeutic use
Penicillin V / therapeutic use
Streptococcus / isolation & purification*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Metronidazole
Cefotaxime
Penicillin G
Penicillin V