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American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 7, Issue 3 395-402, Copyright © 1986 by American Society of Neuroradiology

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Experimental Staphylococcus aureus brain abscess

DR Enzmann, RR Britt, WG Obana, J Stuart and K Murphy-Irwin

The virulent organism Staphylococcus aureus produced brain abscesses that were quantitatively and qualitatively different from those caused by less virulent organisms. S. aureus abscesses created larger lesions, as earlier ependymitis, delayed progress toward healing, and caused areas of inflammatory escape outside the collagen capsule. Imaging tests revealed similar findings: the abscesses were larger, had more extensive central necrosis, and showed earlier evidence of ependymitis. This virulent organism also demonstrated that white matter is more susceptible than overlying gray matter to destruction by infection. The pattern of spread and other histologic findings suggest that collagen capsule formation has less of an infection "containment" function than was previously thought.




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