Streptococcus sanguinis brain abscess as complication of subclinical endocarditis: Emphasizing the importance of prompt diagnosis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 559-562

  Kassis, Hayah ^a   Marnejon, Thomas ^b   Gemmel, David ^b   Cutrona, Anthony ^c   Gottimukkula, Rajashree ^d  

^a Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Endocarditis; Streptococcus sanguinis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DEXAMETHASONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEIZURE; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIOTOMY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, SUBACUTE BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953293698     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181dfd140     Document Type: Article

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