title: Meningitis caused by Enterococcus gallinarum after lumbar drainage of cerebrospinal fluid.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Department, Hospital General of Castellon, University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roca
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Pesudo
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Darder