Otogenic cerebellar abscess by Enterococcus avium, a very rare infectious agent

J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2013 Dec:74 Suppl 1:e155-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1333418. Epub 2013 Feb 20.

Abstract

We present a patient with an otogenic cerebellar abscess caused by Enterococcus avium, a microorganism that is a rare cause of infection in humans. The patient experienced full recovery after early needle aspiration of the abscess and surgical treatment of the primary focus. Linezolid was selected as a first-line antimicrobial drug.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetamides / therapeutic use
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain Abscess / drug therapy
  • Brain Abscess / microbiology*
  • Cerebellar Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cerebellar Diseases / microbiology*
  • Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
  • Enterococcus*
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Injections, Intravenous
  • Linezolid
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Metronidazole / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Acetamides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Metronidazole
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Linezolid