Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Venous Cerebral Dural Sinus Thromboses
PATHOGENS
Almost any bacteria or infection implicated; among the most common pathogens identified include:
- Bacterial:
- Staphylococcus aureus (60-70% in most series)
- Streptococcus intermediatus group
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Fusobacterium necrophorum (Lemierre’s syndrome)
- Other anaerobes
- Gram-negatives
- Tuberculosis
- Fungal
- Parasitic
- Viral infections (less common), including
- Shingles (VZV)
- Dengue
- Hepatitis B virus
- Measles
- Described with COVID-19.
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Last updated: March 17, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Venous Cerebral Dural Sinus Thromboses." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540584/2/Venous_Cerebral_Dural_Sinus_Thromboses.
Auwaerter P. Venous Cerebral Dural Sinus Thromboses. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540584/2/Venous_Cerebral_Dural_Sinus_Thromboses. Accessed October 30, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. (2024). Venous Cerebral Dural Sinus Thromboses. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540584/2/Venous_Cerebral_Dural_Sinus_Thromboses
Auwaerter P. Venous Cerebral Dural Sinus Thromboses [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 October 30]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540584/2/Venous_Cerebral_Dural_Sinus_Thromboses.
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