Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus meningitis with chronic alcoholism and diabetes mellitus.
A case of Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus meningitis is reported. The patient had underlying diseases, namely chronic alcoholism and diabetes mellitus. The infection did not respond to Piperacillin and Cefotaxime, but did respond to Ampicillin and Moxalactam. The patient was discharged on the 33rd hospital day showing no neurological deficit complications, and has remained free of recurrent disease for one month after the discontinuation of therapy.
Kato
H
H
Department of Internal Medicine, National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan.
Wakasugi
H
H
Mukuta
T
T
Furukawa
M
M
Yokota
M
M
Yamada
Y
Y
Funakoshi
A
A
Abe
M
M
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009070:Moxalactam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000667:Ampicillin; D002439:Cefotaxime; D009070:Moxalactam; D010878:Piperacillin