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Spontaneous cerebral abscess due to Bacillus subtilis in an immunocompetent male patient: A case report and review of literature
Ioannis Tsonis, Lydia Karamani, Panagiota Xaplanteri, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Petros Zampakis, Georgios Gatzounis, Markos Marangos, Stelios F Assimakopoulos
Ioannis Tsonis, Lydia Karamani, Georgios Gatzounis, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, Greece
Panagiota Xaplanteri, Fevronia Kolonitsiou, Department of Microbiology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, Greece
Petros Zampakis, Department of Radiology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, Greece
Markos Marangos, Stelios F Assimakopoulos, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, Greece
Author contributions: Tsonis I and Gatzounis G were the patient’s neurosurgeons, reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Karamani L reviewed the literature and contributed to manuscript drafting; Xaplanteri P and Kolonitsiou F performed the microbiological analyses and interpretation and contributed to manuscript drafting; Zampakis P analyzed and interpreted the imaging findings; Marangos M and Assimakopoulos SF performed the infectious diseases consultation, reviewed the literature and drafted the manuscript; Assimakopoulos SF, Marangos M and Gatzounis G were responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images.
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Corresponding author to: Stelios F Assimakopoulos, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Patras Medical School, Patras 26504, Greece. sassim@upatras.gr
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Received: October 4, 2018
Peer-review started: October 4, 2018
First decision: October 25, 2018
Revised: October 30, 2018
Accepted: November 7, 2018
Article in press: November 7, 2018
Published online: December 26, 2018