Intracranial abscess due to Prevotella bivia: First case report from India.

Intracranial abscess due to Prevotella bivia: First case report from India. Anaerobe. 2020 Aug 05;:102249 Authors: Samantaray S, Biswas R, Sasidharan GM Abstract The association of Prevotella bivia (P. bivia), a Gram negative obligate anaerobic bacillus with brain abscess has been rarely reported. We hereby, report a case of brain abscess in a 50-year-old man, who suffered a head trauma followed by decompression surgery 10 months ago. Aspirated pus sample grew Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and P. bivia sensitive to metronidazole. The patient recovered well after a brain abscess evacuation surgery and post-operative metronidazole therapy, confirming the pathogenic role of P. bivia in this case. PMID: 32768495 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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