Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report

Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report

Aerococcus viridans, is commonly present in the environment as water, air, dust, soil and it can be rarely found in the flora of upper respiratory tract and skin. A. viridans, which has low virulence and pathogenity, may rarely cause endocarditis, bacteremia, meningitis, urinary tract infection, ost...

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Main Authors: Selda SAYIN KUTLU, Suzan SAÇAR, Nural CEVAHİR, Ali KESKİN, Derya HIRÇIN CENGER, Hüseyin TURGUT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi 2008-12-01
Series:Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
Subjects:
Aerococcus viridans
Meningitis
Hematological malignancy
Online Access:http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2008-13-4-206-208.pdf
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Summary:Aerococcus viridans, is commonly present in the environment as water, air, dust, soil and it can be rarely found in the flora of upper respiratory tract and skin. A. viridans, which has low virulence and pathogenity, may rarely cause endocarditis, bacteremia, meningitis, urinary tract infection, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis and wound infection. We report a case of meningitis caused by A. viridans in a 52 year-old male with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
ISSN:1300-932X
1300-932X

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