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GLYCOCALYX
is used.
VANCOMYCIN THERAPY
regimen is adequate.
release.131
control pill).
Epidemiology
that are not entirely clear, men are more likely to develop abscesses
<10%.133,134,138
Predisposing Factors
Staging
Microbiology
Contiguous Site
Otitic infection Temporal lobe or cerebellum Streptococci (anaerobic and
aerobic), Bacteroides
fragilis, gram-negative bacilli
Penicillin G + metronidazole +
cefotaxime or ceftriaxone
Sinusitis Frontal lobe Streptococci (predominantly), Bacteroides species,
gram-negative bacilli, Staphylococcus aureus,
Haemophilus species
Penicillin G + metronidazole +
cefotaxime or ceftriaxone
Dental infection Frontal lobe Fusobacteria species, Bacteroides species, and
streptococci
Penicillin G + metronidazole
Primary Infection
Head trauma or
neurosurgery
Related to site of wound Gram-negative bacilli, staphylococci, streptococci,
diphtheroids
Vancomycin + ceftazidime