Literature DB >> 16874183

Cerebral abscess associated with meningococcal meningitis.

Emily Rothbaum1, Ouzama Nicholson, Alice Prince.   

Abstract

Purulent fluid collections, including brain abscess and subdural empyema, are exceedingly rare in association with meningococcal meningitis. We present a 5-month-old infant with meningococcal meningitis and sepsis complicated by an intracerebral abscess.

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Year:  2006        PMID: 16874183     DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000227808.81951.74

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Pediatr Infect Dis J        ISSN: 0891-3668            Impact factor:   2.129


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1.  Focal parenchymal lesions in community-acquired bacterial meningitis in adults: a clinico-radiological study.

Authors:  Juri Katchanov; Eberhard Siebert; Matthias Endres; Randolf Klingebiel
Journal:  Neuroradiology       Date:  2009-07-18       Impact factor: 2.804

2.  A case report of multiple cerebral abscess formation complicating serogroup B Neisseria meningitidis meningitis.

Authors:  Ciara O'Connor; Aedin Collins; Eilish Twomey; Conor Hensey; John Caird; Patrick J Gavin
Journal:  BMC Infect Dis       Date:  2019-10-21       Impact factor: 3.090

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