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Brain Abscess Due to Aggregatibacter aphrophilus and Streptococcus intermedius: A Case Report

Aggregatibacter aphrophilus ve Streptococcusn intermedius’un Etken Olduğu Beyin Apsesi: Bir Vaka Sunumu

Sevliya Öcal Demir(Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Çocuk Enfeksiyon Bilim Dalı)
Eda Kepenekli Kadayifci(Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Çocuk Enfeksiyon Bilim Dalı)
Gülşen Akkoç(Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Çocuk Enfeksiyon Bilim Dalı)
Nurhayat Yakut(Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Çocuk Enfeksiyon Bilim Dalı)
Yener Şahin(Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakultesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı)
Adnan Dağçınar(Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakultesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı)
Ahmet Soysal(Memorial Ataşehir Hastanesi, Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Kliniği)
Pages
39–42
Publication Date
2017-01-01
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This report has demonstrated that dental filling may be a risk factor for the development of brain abscess

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Objective & Hypothesis:To our knowledge this is the first reported case of brain abscesses due to combination of Aggregatibacter aphro- philus and Streptococcus intermedius.
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Conclusion & Impact:This report has demonstrated that dental filling may be a risk factor for the development of brain abscess
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To our knowledge this is the first reported case of brain abscesses due to combination of Aggregatibacter aphro- philus and Streptococcus intermedius. This report has demonstrated that dental filling may be a risk factor for the development of brain abscess

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Bildiğimiz kadarı bu yazı Aggregatibacter aphrophilus ve Streptococcus intermedius’un beraber beyin apsesi etkeni olduğunu raporlayan ilk yazı ve diş dolgusu işleminin beyin apsesi gelişiminde risk olabileceğini göstermektedir

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Demir, S. Ö., Kadayifci, E. K., Akkoç, G., Yakut, N., Şahin, Y., Dağçınar, A., Soysal, A. (2017). Brain Abscess Due to Aggregatibacter aphrophilus and Streptococcus intermedius: A Case Report. Çocuk Dergisi, Cilt: 17 Sayı: 1, 39–42. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2017.039

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