Acinetobacter, an infrequent cause of community acquired bacterial meningitis.
A 19-year-old previously healthy woman developed meningitis due to Acinetobacter calcoaceticus. This is a Gram-negative coccobacillus belonging to the family Neisseriaceae. Most reported cases of Acinetobacter meningitis were hospital-acquired and due to strains highly resistant to amoxycillin. Our patient was treated with amoxycillin and recovered without sequelae.
Reindersma
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Department of Neurology, Maasland Hospital, Sittard, The Netherlands.
Nohlmans
L
L
Korten
J J
JJ
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016954:Acinetobacter calcoaceticus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D002701:Chloramphenicol; D000658:Amoxicillin