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A rare presentation of ventriculitis and brain abscess caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum

Published:2008-05-01 Issue:5 Volume:57 Page:668-671
ISSN:0022-2615
Container-title:Journal of Medical Microbiology
language:en
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Author:

Kai Anneke¹,Cooke Fiona¹,Antoun Nagui²,Siddharthan Chandran³,Sule Olajumoke¹

Affiliation:

1. Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Box 236, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QW, UK

2. Department of Neuroradiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

3. Department of Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

Abstract

Anaerobic ventriculitis is rare, and usually seen in patients with predisposing factors such as otitis media, mastoiditis, sinusitis or recent neurosurgery. We report what we believe to be the first case of ventriculitis and brain abscess due to Fusobacterium nucleatum infection in a man with no significant predisposing factors. He was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy.

Publisher

Microbiology Society

Subject

Microbiology (medical),General Medicine,Microbiology

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