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Staphylococcus aureus Brain Abscess in an HIV-Infected Patient Exposed to Enfuvirtide

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	Abstract

Brain abscesses are common among HIV-infected immunocompromised patients. Encephalitis caused by Toxoplasma gondii infection has to be presumed, on which treatment is initiated. The authors report an unusual case of a brain abscess caused by Staphylococcus aureus in an HIV-infected patient exposed to enfuvirtide, for which this empirical strategy failed.

First published on August 12, 2008, doi:10.1177/1545109708323131

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care (JIAPAC) 2008;7:217.

A more recent version of this article appeared on September 1, 2008


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