Successful treatment by meropenem of Campylobacter jejuni meningitis in a chronic alcoholic following neurosurgery.
Meningitis caused by Campylobacter jejuni is rare, we describe a case following neurosurgery for intra-cranial haematoma in a chronic alcoholic patient. Conventional culture of CSF and blood was supplemented by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of Campylobacter jejuni.
Burch
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Public Health Laboratory, Preston, UK.
Saeed
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Sails
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Wright
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000077731:Meropenem; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem