PEDIATRIC COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED BRAIN ABSCESSES: A Single-center Retrospective Study.
Kevin Hai-Ning LuNora BrunsChristina PentekAdela Della MarinaAndrea GangfußHeike KölbelBurcin DoganJan DziobakaYahya AhmadipourPhilipp DammanUrsula Felderhoff-MüserChristian Dohna-SchwakeSarah Christina GoretzkiPublished in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2024)
The European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases recommends 3rd generation cephalosporins and metronidazole for empirical treatment of community-acquired brain abscesses. In 53 retrospectively analyzed pediatric patients with community-acquired brain abscesses at a German University Hospital Staphylococcus aureus was identified as a relevant pathogen (21%). Therefore, it may be reasonable to cover S. aureus when selecting empirical therapy.