Nosocomial ventriculitis due to Roseomonas gilardii complicating subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Roseomonas gilardii is a pink-pigmented, non-fermentative, Gram-negative coccobacillus that has been recognized as a rare cause of human infections. We report the first case of ventriculitis caused by R. gilardii in a 54-year-old man with a subarachnoid haemorrhage secondary to a vertebral artery aneurysm; discuss previous reports of this organism as a nosocomial and community-acquired pathogen, laboratory diagnosis, and patient management.
Nolan
Jason S
JS
Department of Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, WP 230, 619 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
Waites
Ken B
KB
D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000382:microbiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D042082:Methylobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*