title: Comamonas testosteroni meningitis in a patient with recurrent cholesteatoma.
abstract: Comamonas testosteroni, a lesser-known member of the genus, has shown little apparent capacity for causing infections in humans. We here present a case of purulent meningitis due to C. testosteroni, which occurred in a patient who had recurrent cholesteatoma. Ceftriaxone treatment was not effective in this patient even though in vitro the bacteria were susceptible to the drug. The patient responded well to meropenem therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey. arda@med.ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: Bilgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arda
authors.forename: Sohret
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aydemir
authors.forename: Tansu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazhan
authors.forename: Abdullahi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tünger
authors.forename: Demir
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Serter
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000150:complications*; D020604:Comamonas testosteroni / Q000254:growth & development*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000077731:Meropenem; D008875:Middle Aged; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem; D002439:Cefotaxime