Meningitis caused by Enterococcus gallinarum after lumbar drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.
We report a rare case of meningitis caused by Enterococcus gallinarum, a bacterium characterized by its ability to express low-level resistance to vancomycin. As in the three other previously reported cases, this one occurred in a patient with a cerebrospinal fluid drainage catheter and properly responded to antimicrobial therapy and removal of the drain.
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Infectious Disease Department, Hospital General of Castellon, University of Valencia, Spain.
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Gonzalez-Darder
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