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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 4/2011

01-08-2011 | Case Report

Brain abscesses during Proteus vulgaris bacteremia

Authors: Jennifer Bloch, Xavier Lemaire, Laurence Legout, Didier Ferriby, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Eric Senneville

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 4/2011

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Abstract

Proteus vulgaris is only rarely the cause of multiple septic metastases. We describe multiple brain abscesses due to P. vulgaris in an immunocompetent patient successfully treated by antibiotic therapy and colonectomy.
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Metadata
Title
Brain abscesses during Proteus vulgaris bacteremia
Authors
Jennifer Bloch
Xavier Lemaire
Laurence Legout
Didier Ferriby
Yazdan Yazdanpanah
Eric Senneville
Publication date
01-08-2011
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-010-0408-0

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