An adult case of Chryseobacterium meningosepticum meningitis.
Chryseobacterium meningosepticum is an uncommon pathogen causing adult bacterial meningitis. Herein, we report the case history of one 21-year-old woman with this uncommon central nervous system infection. A diagnosis of adult C. meningosepticum meningitis can only be confirmed by a positive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture. The patient had insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus as the underlying condition associated with this infection. The clinical presentations were fever, headache, consciousness disturbance, and seizure. CSF analysis revealed a purulent inflammatory reaction. After a 21-day course of intravenous cefepime (6 g/day) treatment, this patient was discharged in a state of complete recovery.
Lu
Cheng-Hsien
CH
Department of Neurology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Huang
Chi-Ren
CR
Tsai
Nai-Wen
NW
Chang
Chen-Sheng
CS
Chuang
Yao-Chung
YC
Lee
Ping-Yu
PY
Lei
Chien-Bang
CB
Wang
Hung-Chen
HC
Wang
Kuo-Wei
KW
Chang
Wen-Neng
WN
D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077723:Cefepime; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D045247:Chryseobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D000077723:Cefepime