Brain abscess caused by oral cavity bacteria: a nationwide, population-based cohort study.

Jacob BodilsenTheis MariagerLærke Storgaard DuerlundMerete StorgaardLykke LarsenChristian Thomas BrandtBirgitte Rønde HansenLothar WieseLars Haukali OmlandHenrik Nielsennull null

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)

Brain abscess due to oral cavity bacteria often occurred in previously healthy individuals without predisposing dental infections. Important risk factors for unfavorable outcome were rupture and immuno-compromise. However, outcome was not associated with specific antibiotic regimens supporting carbapenem-sparing strategies.

Keyphrases

resting state
white matter
functional connectivity
cerebral ischemia
rare case
klebsiella pneumoniae
gram negative
escherichia coli
robot assisted
pseudomonas aeruginosa