An unusual case report of brain abscess caused by prevotella loescheii identified using the metagenomic next-generation sequencing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Brain abscess (BA) is a rare and life-threatening disease which remains to be a challenge for physicians despite recent advances in both the diagnosis and treatment strategies. Appropriate management of brain abscesses requires a combined surgical and medical approach to prevent associated life-threatening complications. In clinical practice, new diagnostic techniques, such as metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) and quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG), can help physicians identify the causative pathogens of brain abscesses in order to provide early pathogen-targeted therapy.

Clinical presentation

Here, we report a case of a 27-year-old Chinese woman with a Prevotella loescheii brain abscess into ventricular system. The diagnosis of the causative pat

SUBMITTER: Deng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7176937 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature