Globicatella sanguinis is an etiological agent of ventriculoperitoneal shunt-associated meningitis.
Globicatella sanguinis is a very rare isolate in clinical samples. We present a case of meningitis in a 69-year-old female patient after implantation of an external left ventricular drainage due to a hydrocephalus. She recovered after antibiotic treatment with ceftriaxone.
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German National Reference Centre for Streptococci, Institute for Medical Microbiology, RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstr. 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany. iseegmueller@ukaachen.de
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000009:adverse effects*