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J Med Microbiol 57 (2008), 668-671; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47710-0
© 2008 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 1473-5644

Case Report

A rare presentation of ventriculitis and brain abscess caused by Fusobacterium nucleatum

Anneke Kai1, Fiona Cooke1, Nagui Antoun2, Chandran Siddharthan3 and Olajumoke Sule1

1 Clinical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, Box 236, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QW, UK

2 Department of Neuroradiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

3 Department of Neurology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

Correspondence
Olajumoke Sule
jumoke.sule{at}addenbrookes.nhs.uk

Received 21 October 2007
Accepted 11 January 2008

Anaerobic ventriculitis is rare, and usually seen in patients with predisposing factors such as otitis media, mastoiditis, sinusitis or recent neurosurgery. We report what we believe to be the first case of ventriculitis and brain abscess due to Fusobacterium nucleatum infection in a man with no significant predisposing factors. He was successfully treated with antibiotic therapy.

Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid.






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