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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spelling doaj-7022e52d550c4375833584b32c6653cf2020-11-25T00:39:42ZengBilimsel Tip YayineviFlora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi1300-932X1300-932X2008-12-01134206208Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case ReportSelda SAYIN KUTLU0Suzan SAÇAR1Nural CEVAHİR2Ali KESKİN3Derya HIRÇIN CENGER4Hüseyin TURGUT5Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim DalıPamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim DalıPamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı,Pamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Hematoloji Bilim Dalı, DENİZLİPamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim DalıPamukkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim DalıAerococcus 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.http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2008-13-4-206-208.pdfAerococcus viridansMeningitisHematological malignancy
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author Selda SAYIN KUTLU
Suzan SAÇAR
Nural CEVAHİR
Ali KESKİN
Derya HIRÇIN CENGER
Hüseyin TURGUT
spellingShingle Selda SAYIN KUTLU
Suzan SAÇAR
Nural CEVAHİR
Ali KESKİN
Derya HIRÇIN CENGER
Hüseyin TURGUT
Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report
Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
Aerococcus viridans
Meningitis
Hematological malignancy
author_facet Selda SAYIN KUTLU
Suzan SAÇAR
Nural CEVAHİR
Ali KESKİN
Derya HIRÇIN CENGER
Hüseyin TURGUT
author_sort Selda SAYIN KUTLU
title Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report
title_short Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report
title_full Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report
title_fullStr Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy: A Case Report
title_sort aerococcus viridans meningitis in a patient with hematological malignancy: a case report
publisher Bilimsel Tip Yayinevi
series Flora Infeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi
issn 1300-932X
1300-932X
publishDate 2008-12-01
description 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.
topic Aerococcus viridans
Meningitis
Hematological malignancy
url http://www.floradergisi.org/getFileContent.aspx?op=REDPDF&file_name=2008-13-4-206-208.pdf
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