Microbiologically confirmed meningoencephalitis due to Enterococcus avium : A first report

Summary We describe an 80-year-old lady with a meningoencephalitic illness followed by vertebral discitis. Enterococcus avium was cultured from her cerebrospinal fluid. No other pathogen was incriminated in her illness. The meningoencephalitic illness settled after 3 weeks of antimicrobials, but the...

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Published in:The Journal of infection 2007-03, Vol.54 (3), p.e129-e131
Main Authors: Jones, Sarah, England, Ruth, Evans, Morgan, Soo, Shiu-Shing, Venkatesan, Pradhib
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Cerebrospinal Fluid - microbiology
Discitis - drug therapy
Discitis - microbiology
Enterococcus - isolation & purification
Enterococcus avium
Female
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Humans
Infectious Disease
Meningoencephalitis
Meningoencephalitis - complications
Meningoencephalitis - drug therapy
Meningoencephalitis - microbiology
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Summary:Summary We describe an 80-year-old lady with a meningoencephalitic illness followed by vertebral discitis. Enterococcus avium was cultured from her cerebrospinal fluid. No other pathogen was incriminated in her illness. The meningoencephalitic illness settled after 3 weeks of antimicrobials, but the vertebral discitis required longer therapy.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2006.08.012