Brain abscess associated with Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: Case report and review of literature

Journal of Clinical Periodontology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 702-706

  Rahamat Langendoen, Janette C ^a,b   Van Vonderen, Marit G A ^c   Engström, Lex J ^c   Manson, Willem L ^b   Van Winkelhoff, Arie Jan ^b   Mooi Kokenberg, Esther A N M ^a  

^a Izore Centre for Infectious Diseases Friesland   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans; brain abscess; extra oral infection; periodontal disease; sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTION; ADULT; AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; BIOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TOOTH INFECTION; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOPSY; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEFTRIAXONE; DENTAL CARIES; DRAINAGE; FOCAL INFECTION, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; PERIODONTAL DISEASES;

EID: 79960373713     PISSN: 03036979     EISSN: 1600051X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-051X.2011.01737.x     Document Type: Review

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