A series of enterococcal brain abscesses

Tanmoy K Maiti; S Nagarathna; H B Veena Kumari; Dhaval P Shukla

doi:10.4103/0976-3147.158774

A series of enterococcal brain abscesses

J Neurosci Rural Pract. 2015 Jul-Sep;6(3):434-7. doi: 10.4103/0976-3147.158774.

Authors

Tanmoy K Maiti¹, S Nagarathna², H B Veena Kumari², Dhaval P Shukla¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
² Department of Neuromicrobiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

Background: Neurosurgeons in developing countries come across brain abscess frequently, but Enterococcus as a cause of abscess is rare.

Aims: To describe clinical profile and treatment of a series of patients with enterococcal brain abscess.

Materials and 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.

Keywords: Brain abscess; Enterococcus; cerebral abscess; neuroinfection.