title: Streptococcus salivarius meningitis and sphenoid sinus mucocele. Case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of meningitis caused by Streptococcus salivarius in a 49-year-old woman with a previously undiagnosed cerebrospinal fluid fistula due to a sphenoid mucocele. We reviewed the literature concerning meningitis caused by this uncommon organism and to the best of our knowledge this is the first case of S. salivarius meningitis associated with sphenoid mucocele.
authors.affiliation: Second Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Aristide
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: Pierangelo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chinello
authors.forename: Rok
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Civljak
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellussi
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Noto
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Petrosillo
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents