Serratia marcescens meningitis.
A case of Serratia marcescens meningitis in a 66-year-old man is reported. The infection occurred 4 weeks after apparently successful otic surgery, and a nidus of infection in the middle ear was established at autopsy. This is the second case of S. marcescens meningitis following ear surgery reported in the English-language literature.
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Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, New York 11042.
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D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000601:surgery*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012706:Serratia marcescens / Q000302:isolation & purification*