Abstract
Proteus vulgaris is only rarely the cause of multiple septic metastases. We describe multiple brain abscesses due to P. vulgaris in an immunocompetent patient successfully treated by antibiotic therapy and colonectomy.
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Bloch, J., Lemaire, X., Legout, L. et al. Brain abscesses during Proteus vulgaris bacteremia. Neurol Sci 32, 661–663 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-010-0408-0
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