Brain abscess due to Aggregatibacter aphrophilus and Bacteroides uniformis
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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: Acta Medica Academica
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1840-2879,1840-1848
DOI: 10.5644/ama2006-124.144