title: Feculent meningitis: polymicrobial meningitis in colorectal surgery.
abstract: Polymicrobial anaerobic meningitis is a rare event secondary to a contiguous infection in the head or neck. Anaerobic meningitis due to a meningo-intestinal fistula is a rare event with only two cases reported in the literature. We describe a new case of adult polymicrobial anaerobic meningitis after colorectal surgery and radiotherapy and review the previous two cases.
authors: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. lechuz@efd.net
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: García-Lechuz
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Hernangómez
authors: R
authors: R
authors: San Juan
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Bouza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012003:Rectal Fistula / Q000150:complications*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*