Enterococcus faecalis: an unusual cause of meningitis in HIV-infected patients.
A case of a severely immunosuppressed HIV-infected man with meningitis caused by Enterococcus faecalis is presented. E faecalis is a distinctly unusual cause of bacterial meningitis in patients with HIV infection and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of purulent meningitis in such patients to ensure optimal empiric treatment.
Sharma
Anjali
A
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
Mong
Mimi S
MS
Minamoto
Grace
G
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*