“…When patient 2 developed antibiotic-associated neutropenia, because of residual neurologic abnormality, the antibiotic was changed to vancomycin and a 6-week course of therapy was completed. [6] Although the bacteriology of the brain abscesses discussed here is quite varied, all are common flora of the oropharynx. This supports a route of infection with origins in the aerodigestive tract.…”