Brain Abscess Due to Wolinella recta and Streptococcus intermedius

The authors present a case of a 62-year-old female with a frontal lobe brain abscess caused by Wolinella recta and two strains of Streptococcus intermedius. One of the strains of S intermedius was resistant to penicillin. Resolution of the abscess required 60 days of antibiotic therapy and aspiratio...

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Main Authors: Thomas J Marrie, Elizabeth Kerr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/172985
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description The authors present a case of a 62-year-old female with a frontal lobe brain abscess caused by Wolinella recta and two strains of Streptococcus intermedius. One of the strains of S intermedius was resistant to penicillin. Resolution of the abscess required 60 days of antibiotic therapy and aspiration on four occasions. The source of the brain abscess could not be determined. This is the first case in which W recta has been isolated from a brain abscess.
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spelling doaj-art-e38aa496e2a94715915f0a5d99e927372025-08-20T03:26:34ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321990-01-0111313410.1155/1990/172985Brain Abscess Due to Wolinella recta and Streptococcus intermediusThomas J Marrie0Elizabeth Kerr1Departments of Medicine, and Microbiology, Dalhousic University and the Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, and Microbiology, Dalhousic University and the Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaThe authors present a case of a 62-year-old female with a frontal lobe brain abscess caused by Wolinella recta and two strains of Streptococcus intermedius. One of the strains of S intermedius was resistant to penicillin. Resolution of the abscess required 60 days of antibiotic therapy and aspiration on four occasions. The source of the brain abscess could not be determined. This is the first case in which W recta has been isolated from a brain abscess.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/172985
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Brain Abscess Due to Wolinella recta and Streptococcus intermedius
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title Brain Abscess Due to Wolinella recta and Streptococcus intermedius
title_full Brain Abscess Due to Wolinella recta and Streptococcus intermedius
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title_short Brain Abscess Due to Wolinella recta and Streptococcus intermedius
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