Staphylococcus caprae meningitis following intraspinal device infection.
A case is reported of Staphylococcus caprae meningitis due to infection of an intraspinal analgesia pump. The subclinical and pauci-symptomatic clinical course of the infection strongly suggested a chronic device contamination.
Unità Operativa di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi, 37, 36100 - Vicenza, Italy.
Paolo
P
Benedetti
Unità Operativa di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi, 37, 36100 - Vicenza, Italy.
Giampietro
G
Pellizzer
Laboratorio di Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi, 37, 36100 - Vicenza, Italy.
Francesca
F
Furlan
Unità Operativa di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi, 37, 36100 - Vicenza, Italy.
Roberto
R
Nicolin
Laboratorio di Microbiologia, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi, 37, 36100 - Vicenza, Italy.
Mario
M
Rassu
Institute of Cell and Molecular Science, Centre for Infectious Disease, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London E1 2AT, UK.
Armine
A
Sefton
D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007278:Injections, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000700:Analgesics