Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019
Serratia fonticola causing cerebellar abscess: A case report
Dr. Rakesh K. Mahajan, Dr. Disha Bhatia, Dr. Renu Yadav, Dr. Pankaj Kumar
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Serratia fonticola is found in a variety of environments. This report describes possibly the first case of a cerebellar abscess caused by Serratia fonticola. When isolated in a mixture of organisms, it may just be a bystander but when found alone in pure culture, especially from a sterile site, its role as the causative pathogen must be recognized. We present here, a case of a cerebellar abscess in a 4 yr old with ear discharge. Both the ear discharge and the abscess pus grew Serratia fonticola. The child was treated with Piperacillin–Tazobactam in accordance with the sensitivity pattern and responded well
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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SERRATIA FONTICOLA CAUSING CEREBELLAR ABSCESS: A CASE REPORT, DR. RAKESH K. MAHAJAN, DR. DISHA BHATIA, DR. RENU YADAV, DR. PANKAJ KUMAR INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019
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SERRATIA FONTICOLA CAUSING CEREBELLAR ABSCESS: A CASE REPORT, DR. RAKESH K. MAHAJAN, DR. DISHA BHATIA, DR. RENU YADAV, DR. PANKAJ KUMAR INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019
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