Enterobacter Meningitis and Challenges in Treatment
Neurosurgical interventions are rarely associated with meningitis with a very low incidence rate ranging from 1.1% to 2.5%. Gram negative bacillary meningitis first described in the 1940’s, previously uncommon has been increasing in the recent past associated with advanced age, immunosuppression a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9081/20759_CE[EK_OM]_F(GH)_PF1(PG_RK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(POM_RB).pdf |
| Summary: | Neurosurgical interventions are rarely associated with meningitis with a very low incidence rate ranging from 1.1% to 2.5%. Gram
negative bacillary meningitis first described in the 1940’s, previously uncommon has been increasing in the recent past associated with
advanced age, immunosuppression and neurosurgery. Enterobacter meningitis though relatively uncommon is recently increasing in
incidence and treatment is frequently complicated due to resistance to antibiotics making this a challenging, difficult to treat infection
that may be associated with adverse clinical outcomes. Here, we describe a case of a 27-year-old patient diagnosed with brain sarcoma
at the age of four years, who presented with Enterobacter meningitis following a neurosurgical intervention for resection of a recurrent
brain tumor (meningioma on pathology) and had a prolonged hospital stay with a difficult to treat infection. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |