Meningitis due to Micrococcus luteus.
We are presenting a new case of meningitis due to the Micrococcus luteus species. This germ was isolated twice in eight days from the CSF of a 57-year old woman. The patient had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt implanted for hydrocephalus following a meningeal haemorrhage. Antibiotic therapy was efficient but the patient died of a recurrent haemorrhage.
D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005578:Fosfomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D008837:Micrococcus; D008875:Middle Aged
D005578:Fosfomycin; D000658:Amoxicillin