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Would you treat a brain abscess due to S. anginosus longer than one caused by another organism?
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Infectious Disease · Ohio Health Physicians Group Infectious Disease
Depending on the Clinical Picture, usually standard duration, but I once had a case with Strep anginosis abscess which started as a liver abscess, went on to be a pneumonia, then a brain abscess and also Thoracic Spine intramedullary abscess. I did 12 weeks of therapy. Repeat scans showed a mild dec...