Actinobacillus (Pasteurella) ureae meningitis in a HIV-positive patient.
Actinobacillus (Pasteurella) ureae is a commensal of the human nasopharynx that is a rare cause of meningitis. We present an HIV-infected patient with this condition. His case, and those previously reported in the literature, implicate head trauma or a neurosurgical procedure in the pathogenesis of this condition. The patient responded to initial empiric therapy with ceftriaxone, followed by intravenous penicillin.
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Department of Medical Microbiology, University of the Witwatersrand, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg.
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D000189:Actinobacillus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010325:Pasteurella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D010406:Penicillins