Polymicrobial Brain Abscess in a Patient Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Although intracranial mass lesions that occur as a result of infection have commonly been reported in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus, polymicrobial pyogenic brain abscess has not been described in this setting. We report the first case of a patient with a polymicrobial brain abs...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1997-03, Vol.24 (3), p.449-451
Main Authors: Maniglia, Richard J., Roth, Toni, Blumberg, Emily A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - drug therapy
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - pathology
AIDS/HIV
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsies
Brain abscess
Brain Abscess - drug therapy
Brain Abscess - microbiology
Brain Abscess - pathology
Endocarditis
Fusobacterium necrophorum
Fusobacterium necrophorum - isolation & purification
HIV
HIV infections
human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Infections
Infectious diseases
Lesions
Male
Medical sciences
Peptostreptococcus - isolation & purification
Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcal Infections - pathology
Streptococcus - isolation & purification
Streptococcus bovis
Streptococcus bovis - isolation & purification
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Summary:Although intracranial mass lesions that occur as a result of infection have commonly been reported in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus, polymicrobial pyogenic brain abscess has not been described in this setting. We report the first case of a patient with a polymicrobial brain abscess involving Streptococcus bovis, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Peptostreptococcus, and group G Streptococcus, and we review the relevant world literature.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clinids/24.3.449