Fig. 1
Computed tomography (CT) images of the brain and chest before and after microsurgery or antimicrobial treatment. a Brain CT scan of the patient showing cerebral hemorrhage on day 1 of hospital admission. Arrow 1: left basal ganglia hematoma. Arrow 2: right basal calcification. b Chest CT scan of the patient on day 8 after hospital admission showing fluid accumulation in the lungs. Arrow 1: inflammatory lesions in the lower lobe of the left lung. Arrow 2: small amount of pleural effusion on both sides of the chest. c CT scan of the brain on day 16 after hospital admission showing good recovery after surgery. d Development of pin-point-sized colonies after 48 h sub-culturing of the left side anaerobic culture bottle on Columbia blood agar at 37 °C in the presence of 5% CO2. e Development of typical M. hominis fried-egg-shaped colonies after sub-culturing on A7 agar. f Chest CT scan of the patient on day 33 after hospital admission showing absorption of chest effusion. g Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) scan of the prostate at 1-month follow-up showing right-side (yellow arrow) and left-side (black arrows) prostate abscesses. h TRUS scan of the prostate 15 days after the drainage procedure showing return to a healthy state