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Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Patent Foramen Ovale and Pyogenic Brain Abscess
Abu-Zeinah, Khalid , Tabaja, Hussam , Enzler, Mark J., REEDER, GUY S., DeSimone, Daniel C. , Baddour, L.M., Saleh, Omar M Abu, Campioli, Cristina Corsini , Damronglerd, Pansachee, Tabaja, Hussam , DeSimone, Daniel C , Abu Saleh, Omar M, Corsini Campioli, Cristina , Chesdachai, Supavit , Abu-Zeinah, Khalid , Damronglerd, Pansachee , Yetmar, Zachary A. , Reeder, Guy S., Saleh, Omar Abu , Chesdachai, Supavit
Open Forum Infectious Diseases | January 14, 2026 | Volume: 13 | Issue: 2 | Pages: No page available
Abstract Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has a prevalence of approximately 25%. Its association with pyogenic brain abscess (PBA) is unclear. We reviewed adults with PBA and known PFO status from 1 January 2009 through 31 December 2021 at Mayo Clinic. High PFO prevalence (40.5%) was seen. PBA patients with PFO had distinct abscess characteristics but unchanged 1-year, all-cause mortality.