Mixed meningitis: association of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var lwoffi and Streptococcus faecium.
We describe mixed bacterial meningitis in a young man due to Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var lwoffi and Streptococcus faecium. The combination of A calcoaceticus var lwoffi and S faecium as aetiology of mixed bacterial meningitis has not been previously reported. The patient recovered completely without neurologic sequelae on chloramphenicol and penicillin.
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Jawaharial Nehru Hospital & Research Centre, Bhilainagar, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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D000151:Acinetobacter Infections; D016954:Acinetobacter calcoaceticus; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D016984:Enterococcus faecium; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents