Anaerobic Brain Abscess following Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in a Child from Uganda | Zendy

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Anaerobic Brain Abscess following Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in a Child from Uganda

Author(s) -

K. A. Cox,

Ghada N. AlRawahi,

Tobias R. Kollmann

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2009/407139

Subject(s) - brain abscess , abscess , medicine , otitis , chronic suppurative otitis media , anaerobic bacteria , anaerobic infection , surgery , surgical excision , anaerobic exercise , biology , bacteria , physiology , genetics

Brain abscess, while rare, confers high mortality, especially in the developing world. The case of a Ugandan child with a polymicrobial brain abscess including infection with Tissierella praeacuta/Clostridium hastiforme requiring repeated drainage and eventual surgical excision is reported. The case demonstrates the importance of considering anaerobic organisms in the treatment of children with brain abscess from the developing world.

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