title: Severe Actinobacillus ureae meningitis in an immunocompromised patient: report of one case and review of the literature.
abstract: 27 cases of Actinobacillus ureae infections including 14 cases of meningitis have been reported. We describe 1 case of Actinobacillus ureae meningitis in a 75-y-old patient. Risk factors, clinical outcome and treatment of Actinobacillus ureae infections are discussed. Actinobacillus ureae may behave as an opportunistic pathogen causing severe infections in immunocompromised patients.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, APHP-Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France. nathalie.de-castro@sls.ap-hop-paris.fr
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: de Castro
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pavie
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lagrange-Xélot
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bouvry
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delisle
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parrot
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Molina
mesh_terms: D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy