Brain Abscesses ComplicatingStaphylococcus aureusSepsis in a Premature Infant
β Scribed by G. Vartzelis; M. Theodoridou; G. L. Daikos; H. Dellagrammaticas; V. P. Syriopoulou
- Book ID
- 107705334
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 476 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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Brain abscesses are rare in infants and their clinical presentation is specific for this age group. Seven cases of brain abscess in infants aged 2-11 months are reported. The underlying cause was meningitis in four, sepsis in two, and unknown in one. Gram-negative organisms were cultured in 6 patien
Forty-four consecutive patients with brain abscesses, aged between 1 month and 16 years, were reviewed. The cause of abscess was meningitis in 36% of the cases, otitis in 27%, head injury in 16%, congenital heart disease in 9%, other in 5%, and undetected in 5%. Thirty patients had a single abscess