Brain abscess with pyogenic ventriculitis

Nina Feinberg; Brendan Campbell; Michael Bazylewicz; William D. Brown; Devika Singh; Timothy Whitman; W. Kemper Alston; Adam Ulano; Benjamin Sawatzky; Andrew J. Hale

IDCases (Jan 2022)

Brain abscess with pyogenic ventriculitis

Nina Feinberg,
Brendan Campbell,
Michael Bazylewicz,
William D. Brown,
Devika Singh,
Timothy Whitman,
W. Kemper Alston,
Adam Ulano,
Benjamin Sawatzky,
Andrew J. Hale

Affiliations

Nina Feinberg: College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Brendan Campbell: University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
Michael Bazylewicz: University of Vermont Medical Center and College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
William D. Brown: College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Devika Singh: University of Vermont Medical Center and College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Timothy Whitman: University of Vermont Medical Center and College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
W. Kemper Alston: University of Vermont Medical Center and College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Adam Ulano: University of Vermont Medical Center and College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Benjamin Sawatzky: University of Vermont Medical Center and College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Andrew J. Hale: University of Vermont Medical Center and College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA; Correspondence to: University of Vermont Medical Center, Infectious Disease Unit, 111 Colchester Avenue, Mailstop 115 SM2, Burlington, VT 05401, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 28
p. e01503

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The authors present the case of a 57-year-old male with a large polymicrobial brain abscess complicated by eruption into the intraventricular space. He was treated with parenteral ampicillin, cefepime, and metronidazole and adjuvant intraventricular vancomycin/gentamicin as well as surgical debridement. The authors discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of brain abscesses, with a focus on prior cases with pyogenic ventriculitis and those treated with intraventricular antimicrobials.

Published in IDCases

ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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