| Literature DB >> 19713361 |
Paolo Benedetti1, Mario Rassu2, Michele Branscombe3, Armine Sefton3, Giampietro Pellizzer1.
Abstract
A case is reported of cerebellar abscess and diffuse cerebritis due to Gemella morbillorum. The clinical course was 'biphasic', developing with an acute meningeal infection followed shortly afterwards by suppuration in the cerebellar and cerebral parenchyma; this pattern seemed to suggest a latent survival of the aetiological agent, probably within the central nervous system (CNS), despite systemic antibiotic therapy. Based upon a review of cases so far described, infections of the CNS caused by G. morbillorum appear to be an emerging reality.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19713361 DOI： 10.1099/jmm.0.013367-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Microbiol ISSN： 0022-2615 Impact factor: 2.472