title: Enterococcus faecalis: an unusual cause of meningitis in a child with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
abstract: Enterococcal meningitis is an uncommon disease in children, most frequently reported in infants or in children with central nervous system pathology. We report a rare case of Enterococcus faecalis meningitis in an 11-year-old child with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The patient during the course of chemotherapy became neutropenic, febrile, agitated, and disoriented with clinical signs of meningeal irritation. Culture of cerebrospinal fluid yielded Enterococcus faecalis. The patient was successfully treated with ampicillin without any neurological defects.
authors: 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Fani
authors: F
authors: Athanassiadou
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Kourti
authors: Athanassios
authors: A
authors: Tragiannidis
authors: Areti
authors: A
authors: Makedou
authors: Theodotis
authors: T
authors: Papageorgiou
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013129:Spinal Puncture
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000667:Ampicillin