BRAIN-ABSCESS DUE TO BACILLUS-MACERANS FOLLOWING A PENETRATING PERIORBITAL INJURY

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作者
BERT, F [1 ]
OUAHES, O [1 ]
LAMBERTZECHOVSKY, N [1 ]
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[1] HOP BEAUJON,DEPT NEUROSURG,F-92118 CLICHY,FRANCE
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10.1128/JCM.33.7.1950-1953.1995
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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We report a case of a brain abscess due to Bacillus macerans and Clostridium sp. following a penetrating periorbital injury by a wooden branch. Intracranial penetration by and retention of a foreign body were not suspected initially, and neurological symptoms developed only 2.5 months later. Previously reported cases of brain abscesses due to Bacillus species are reviewed.
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