Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans after neurosurgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
We report a case of meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans. An 82-year-old man with trigeminal neuralgia and senile dementia developed signs of meningitis 24 h after retrogasserian glycerol injection. Cerebrospinal fluid cultures grew G. haemolysans. Initial treatment with ampicillin and cefotaxime followed by benzylpenicillin was successful.
Aspevall
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Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hillebrant
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Linderoth
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Rylander
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005990:Glycerol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
D005990:Glycerol