Cerebral Dermabacter hominis abscess

M Bavbek; H Caner; H Arslan; B Demirhan; S Tunçbilek; N Altinörs

doi:10.1007/BF02771848

Cerebral Dermabacter hominis abscess

Infection. 1998 May-Jun;26(3):181-3. doi: 10.1007/BF02771848.

Authors

M Bavbek¹, H Caner, H Arslan, B Demirhan, S Tunçbilek, N Altinörs

Affiliation

¹ Başkent University, School of Medicine, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 9646113
DOI: 10.1007/BF02771848

Abstract

Dermabacter species are commonly isolated from the skin and other body sites but rarely show pathogenicity in humans. A case of Dermabacter hominis cerebral abscess is reported which presented as a contrast-enhancing intracranial mass in a renal transplant patient.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Brain Abscess / diagnosis*
Brain Abscess / microbiology*
Brain Abscess / pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging