Lumbar septic arthritis and psoas abscess due to Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
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Brain abscess due to Aggregatibacter aphrophilus and Bacteroides uniformis.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this report was to describe the occurrence of a bacterial brain abscess in a healthy individual, without any predisposing condition. CASE REPORT A thirteen-year old boy was admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery after the onset of vomiting, headache and dizziness. A neurological deficit was detected during the physical examination so urgent magnetic resonance imaging ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.08.2010.3215