title: Meningitis caused by an alkali-producing pseudomonad.
abstract: The clinical and microbiological features of a case of meningitis, due to an alkali-producing pseudomonad which closely resembles Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes, are described. A respiratory infection and a course of antibiotic therapy before admission to hospital may have been predisposing factors to opportunistic infection by this normally saprophytic organism. The problems of identifying alkali-producing pseudomonads are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000468:Alkalies / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000468:Alkalies