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| Title |
BRAIN ABSCESS DUE TO Staphylococcus aureus OF CRYPTOGENIC SOURCE IN AN HIV-1 INFECTED PATIENT IN USE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
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| Published in |
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, April 2016
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| DOI | 10.1590/s1678-9946201658034 |
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| Authors |
Anna Paula Romero de Oliveira, Mara Cristina Pappalardo, Daniel Dantas, Diogo Lins, José Ernesto Vidal |
| Abstract |
The spectrum of neurological complications associated with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is broad. The most frequent etiologies include primary diseases (caused by HIV itself) or secondary diseases (opportunistic infections or neoplasms). Despite these conditions, HIV-infected patients are susceptible to other infections observed in patients without HIV infection. Here we report a rare case of a brain abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus in an HIV-infected patient. After drainage of the abscess and treatment with oxacilin, the patient had a favorable outcome. This case reinforces the importance of a timely neurosurgical procedure that supported adequate management of an unusual cause of expansive brain lesions in HIV-1 infected patients. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 25 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 24 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 4 | 16% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 12% |
| Other | 2 | 8% |
| Librarian | 2 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 20% |
| Unknown | 5 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 40% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 7 | 28% |