BRAIN-ABSCESS DUE TO BACILLUS-MACERANS FOLLOWING A PENETRATING PERIORBITAL INJURY

Authors
BERT F OUAHES O LAMBERTZECHOVSKY N
Citation
F. Bert et al., BRAIN-ABSCESS DUE TO BACILLUS-MACERANS FOLLOWING A PENETRATING PERIORBITAL INJURY, Journal of clinical microbiology, 33(7), 1995, pp. 1950-1953
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
33
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1950 - 1953
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1995)33:7<1950:BDTBFA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
We report a case of a brain abscess due to Bacillus macerans and Clost ridium sp. following a penetrating periorbital injury by a wooden bran ch. Intracranial penetration by and retention of a foreign body were n ot suspected initially, and neurological symptoms developed only 2.5 m onths later. Previously reported cases of brain abscesses due to Bacil lus species are reviewed.