title: Meningitis due to Xanthomonas maltophilia: case report and review.
abstract: Xanthomonas maltophilia is being increasingly recognized as an opportunistic pathogen in debilitated patients. We report a case of postoperative meningitis due to X. maltophilia and review the cases of X. maltophilia meningitis reported in the literature. Because X. maltophilia is often resistant to multiple beta-lactam agents, including cephalosporins and imipenem, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole appears to be the drug of choice for treatment of X. maltophilia meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Muder
mesh_terms: D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008579:Meningioma / Q000601:surgery; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt; D014974:Xanthomonas / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination