Nosocomially acquired Pseudomonas stutzeri brain abscess in a child: case report and review

Stephanie Yee-Guardino; Lara Danziger-Isakov; Mark Knouse; William Bingaman; Camille Sabella; Johanna Goldfarb

doi:10.1086/504935

Nosocomially acquired Pseudomonas stutzeri brain abscess in a child: case report and review

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2006 Jun;27(6):630-2. doi: 10.1086/504935. Epub 2006 May 17.

Authors

Stephanie Yee-Guardino¹, Lara Danziger-Isakov, Mark Knouse, William Bingaman, Camille Sabella, Johanna Goldfarb

Affiliation

¹ Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.

PMID: 16755486
DOI: 10.1086/504935

Abstract

Pseudomonas stutzeri is a rare cause of nosocomial infection. We report a pediatric case of nosocomially acquired P. stutzeri brain abscess after subdural grid implantation before surgery for refractory epilepsy and review the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Brain Abscess / diagnosis
Brain Abscess / microbiology*
Brain Abscess / therapy
Child
Cross Infection*
Device Removal
Electrodes, Implanted / adverse effects
Electrodes, Implanted / microbiology
Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe / surgery
Equipment Contamination
Female
Frontal Lobe / surgery
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Neurosurgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Neurosurgical Procedures / instrumentation
Prostheses and Implants
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnosis
Prosthesis-Related Infections / therapy
Pseudomonas Infections / diagnosis
Pseudomonas Infections / etiology*
Pseudomonas Infections / microbiology
Pseudomonas Infections / therapy
Pseudomonas stutzeri*
Reoperation
Stereotaxic Techniques

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents