title: Cerebellar abscess and meningitis, caused by Shewanella putrefaciens and Klebsiella pneumoniae, associated with chronic otitis media.
abstract: Shewanella putrefaciens is a facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, Gram-negative, non-fermentative bacterium. It is found in various environments and has been isolated worldwide. S. putrefaciens is a rare cause of brain abscesses and meningitis. This is a case report of a cerebellar abscess and meningitis caused by Shewanella putrefaciens and Klebsiella pneumoniae in a river trap fisherman.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gurdal
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemalettin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Devrim
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bektas
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Rahmet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caylan
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caylan
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease and Clinical Microbiology, Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine, Trabzon 61080, Turkey.
authors.forename: Iftihar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koksal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000077731:Meropenem; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D020614:Shewanella putrefaciens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem