A Rare Complication of Proteus Brain Abscess Due to Coccidioidomycosis Causing Hydrocephalus

• Główni autorzy: Kevin Trong Dao MD (Autor), Saakshi Dulani DO (Autor), Aishwarya Saripalli MD (Autor), Shikha Mishra MD (Autor), Kasey Fox DO (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: SAGE Publishing, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Proteus mirabilis is a very common gram-negative facultative anaerobe seen in urinary tract infections. This rod-shaped bacterium tends to cause urolithiasis via its ability to alkalinize the urine. However, in some cases, this bacterium has been shown to cause bacteremia as well as other complicate...