Brain Abscess Due toWolinella rectaandStreptococcus intermedius

Abstract

The authors present a case of a 62-year-old female with a frontal lobe brain abscess caused byWolinella rectaand two strains ofStreptococcus intermedius. One of the strains ofS intermediuswas resistant to penicillin. Resolution of the abscess required 60 days of antibiotic therapy and aspiration on four occasions. The source of the brain abscess could not be determined. This is the first case in whichW rectahas been isolated from a brain abscess.