title: Clostridial meningitis as a result of craniocerebral arrow injury.
abstract: We report a case of a 6-year-old girl who presented with an arrow lodged in the temporal lobe and carotid sinus. Her postoperative recovery was complicated by a rare penicillin-resistant clostridial meningitis. A review of the literature reveals no other cases of this nature in the pediatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Education, Memorial Medical Center, Savannah, GA 31403-2084, USA.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neal
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Downing
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002701:Chloramphenicol