Comamonas testosteroni meningitis in a patient with recurrent cholesteatoma.
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.
Arda
Bilgin
B
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey. arda@med.ege.edu.tr
Aydemir
Sohret
S
Yamazhan
Tansu
T
Hassan
Abdullahi
A
Tünger
Alper
A
Serter
Demir
D
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem; D002439:Cefotaxime