Latent brain infection with Moraxella osloensis as a possible cause of cerebral gliomatosis type 2: A case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The gram-negative aerobic bacterium Moraxella osloensis is an opportunistic pathogen in brain tissues.

Case summary

The gram-negative aerobic bacterium Moraxella osloensis was isolated from a patient's brain tissue during a stereotactic biopsy.

Conclusion

This is the first report of a brain tissue infection with Moraxella osloensis possibly causing brain gliomatosis.

SUBMITTER: Strojnik T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7769709 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature